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Gregory Burns, American, 1960.
Burns is a recognized painter exhibiting in the US and Asia. He is an internationally acclaimed athlete, motivational speaker and leader of programs in art and creativity. He is a celebrated writer of the book, Painted Journey.
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Bernard Chaet, American, born 1924.
Chaet wrote about his preferred themes in 1985: "Preferred structures,
configurations, patterns reside in the memory tracks. Awaiting
the call to action--painting. Seeing these already acquired sensations
in nature provides the catalyst. This reaction takes place regardless
of outward subject matter. Here abstraction works, works to boil
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Carlton Fletcher, American, born 1949.
"I try to paint what feels most urgent to me now. But the moment
always resonates with everything that went before it, so painting
in the present is inflected by the past; not just mine, but the
past of painting itself. Painting the figure is indispensable
if you are concerned with humanity. Even if a work has its origin
in personal experience, the process of giving it pictorial life
can discover the universality of that experience." |
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Ryan Hackett, American, born 1976.
"Intrigued by a common desire to find solace in feigned natural environments, Hackett manipulates the forms, colors, and sounds of the natural world into highly immersive experiences. He "samples" auditory and visual elements, repeating and manipulating the sound or image to create a hybrid composition, much like an electronic musician. Hackett’s layered paintings diffuse photographs of animals and machines, joining them together with streamlined painted forms. His works are a vibrant multimedia experience that questions the dichotomy of artifice and nature." |
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DeWitt Hardy, American, 1940.
Hardy is nationally known for his watercolors, drawings and set designs.
He says, “I work at the kitchen table. It's hard to concentrate with any hubbub of activity, so I tend to work late at night. I get into things and I want to move through stage one to stage two and then maybe work on stage three of another painting. At the time it doesn't seem like a big deal, and then hours go by. It's kind of foolish but it's a good foolishness."
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George Harkins, American, born 1934.
George Harkins’ paintings reflect his reaffirmation of works by past masters, Albrecht Dürer and
Leonardo da Vinci, a tradition which confirms the ageless and eternal beauty of the life cycle.
Harkins examines nature and its patterns as if through a close-up lens. His most recent work has
become somewhat abstracted but still imbued with the beauty of seasons and relationships of life
and water.
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