BO PRILLAMAN ART

Known for their New American fare with a Southern flair

Watercolors

Watercolors of Richmond, VA painted with true to life architectural details and kinetic brushstrokes. Explore paintings of Richmond restaurants and the city that surrounds them.

Parisian-style steak frites eatery in a classic bistro setting with dark woods, tiles & mirrors

RICHMOND IN WATERCOLOR Book

We are putting together this coffee table book, “Richmond in Watercolor: dining out/drinking in” filled with Bo’s watercolors of the restaurants you know and love, plus hopefully a few recipes from the owners. We also plan on contributing to relief for local restaurants affected by Covid-19.

View ALL GalleRIES

View all of the galleries: travel studies, watercolors, pen & ink, graphite, and large format abstract pieces.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bo started drawing and painting at age 4, and from the age of 8 he knew he wanted to be an architect. During his highschool years, he spent afternoons working for architects in his hometown of Martinsville, VA. He began his college career at VCU, received his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and his Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia. After working for a firm in Charlottesville, mainly designing larger-scaled projects, he longed for the intimacy of designing private homes as an expression of the “life” they represented. For this reason (and sailing) he was drawn to the Northern Neck where he designed numerous waterfront homes on the Chesapeake Bay & its tributaries and as far away as the Bahamas, Cape Cod, and England. Throughout his career, he also honed his art. Bo has experimented with many mediums and styles, creating large format abstract pieces as well as detailed architectural renderings. A nationally ranked croquet player and avid golfer, Bo lives in Richmond and spends winters in Florida, where he paints many local scenes of the town. His work, “A month of Lunches” was featured in Vero Beach Magazine.

Richmond in Watercolor

We are putting together this coffee table book, “Richmond in Watercolor: Dining Out” filled with Bo’s watercolors of the restaurants you know and love, plus hopefully a few recipes from the owners. We also plan on contributing to relief for local restaurants affected by Covid-19.

FROM THE ARTIST

Traveling to many Richmond eateries and drinking establishments, I almost never noticed anything above the street entrance perspective. As I endeavored to paint these buildings, I discovered that most have one, two or more stories above, where other lives are going quietly on. In the paintings, one will see the things we often fail to note. Who notices that tiny Chiocca’s basement bar has three levels above? Although we may not know the people and lives that inhabit those spaces, the paintings acknowledge that they are there.

These paintings and the book are dedicated to the owners and staff of those enterprises that require the hard work and dedication that is necessary to stay viable in the business. The recent pandemic has made it especially difficult for many to remain whole. A portion of all proceeds from this project will be donated to a fund to help those displaced or unemployed to regain their footing, and hopefully to return to serve up good food and drink, as before.