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A daily newsletter featuring today’s finest visual artists. Today's Newsletter is Brought to You by BoldBrush CircleCreating Art is about Creating Magic. BoldBrush Recommends: Lon BrauerGet Notified When Lon Posts New Art BiographyLon Brauer is an award winning American artist known for his work in figure and plein air landscape. He has a BFA from Washington University and an MFA from Fontbonne University - both in St. Louis, Missouri. Early interests were in biology and earth sciences that offered subject for his artwork as he developed. Starting college as a biology major he soon switched to art as a primary focus concentrating on both painting and graphic design. "Dad was a pharmacist and I was tapped to do the same but I had leaned heavy on art throughout my early years and that was where the passion lived." in 1980 Lon landed a gig with a photography studio that eventually turned into a 30-year career as one of St. Louis's top shooters. Through the years he worked with both advertising agencies and design firms in the St. Louis area shooting product and photo illustration for print. Working with large format cameras set up a unique way of seeing imagery through the rectangle of a ground glass. Upside-down images, swings and tilts, lenses of various focal lengths, dramatic lighting, multiple exposure, and darkroom razzle-dazzle. Theatre in the making. Then the digital age of photography came along. By 2005 film was out and JPGs were in. Lon saw this as the perfect time to finally throw his full weight into making paintings and leave the photo days behind. After all, that was the original plan! A career change has its challenges but the great foundation of image making with camera and viewfinder supported the transition. The language of painting came back and Lon was off and running building a new and exciting portfolio! Lon Brauer has shown his work both nationally and overseas. He holds signature membership with Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Pastel Society of America, Outdoor Painters Society, and American Society of Marine Artists. He travels extensively with top plein air events each season. When home, he is in studio painting and sculpting. He holds frequent workshops where he teaches drawing and painting through figurative themes. Lon Brauer Studios is in Granite City, IL where Lon lives with his partner, quillwork artist Djuana Tucker. Art statement There is a performance that takes place between the blank canvas on one end and the finished framed result on the other. This is where the art makes itself known. One can have a goal in mind but the excitement comes with not really knowing what outcome will present. I see a painting as a living spirit that speaks with the viewer. My esthetic leans toward early 20th Century Realism as well as the Golden Age of illustration. This coupled with a sprinkling of Abstract Expressionism results in a mash up of the traditional and the avant-garde. I call it Expressive Realism. Representational images that look for ways to break the norm. Consider it a salad of Caravaggio, Henri, Wyeth, and DeKooning. My work is firmly rooted in figurative themes with a strong emphasis on drawing. The subject matter ranges from the conceptual to the concrete. In my work I develop a strong foundational composition and solid drawing on which to hang the paint. Painting is about paint. The way the paint is applied and manipulated speaks to the making of an image and that drives the narrative - the emotional narrative and the visual narrative. I am a representational oil painter and pastel artist but I do not rely solely on the literal. I refer to my work as 'Expressive Realism'. The search is to see things that exist in the imagination. The work itself has a hand in the final result. The making of a painting has two aspects - the subject and the mechanics. I'm enamored with how paint moves on the surface. The mark making describes not only the subject and form of the painting in a sculptural way but it also lends credence to the hand of the painter. FASO Loves Brian Bateman’s oil paintings! See More of Brian Bateman’s art by clicking here. Wouldn’t You Love to work with a website hosting company that actually promotes their artists?As you can see, at FASO, we actually do, and, Click the button below to start working Get Started with FASO for Free New Artwork by FASO Members Your art could be here tomorrow, for free.
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