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My Paintings

I was born in 1955, so yes, I’m officially an old coot. I began painting at age sixteen and painted a lot. At age 18, I went to Ringling School of Art with hopes of becoming a commercial artist, but after the first year, I became frustrated at my lack of talent (not to mention, too many distractions of the mid 70s;) and put aside my professional aspirations.  I continued painting until my mid twenties, but grew more frustrated. I knew I had some modest talent, but not enough to make a living at it.  In the midst of trying to raise a family and a new career, I gave it up entirely.

At age 63, my kids my were grown and I retired from conventional careerdom. By pure coincidence, I ran across a quote by Kurt Vonnegut. It inspired me, and since I was growing bored, I decided to pick up my brushes again, just for the fun it. I had no aspirations to make a living at it or to become famous. I just decided to take Vonnegut’s advice.  It has been a rewarding experience. Now I paint every day.

“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Feel free to check out my Facebook page, Paintings by Burt, or my Instagram page, to see my latest paintings.

Old West
Waffles & Allyson
Lady on Fire
Nancy
Self Portrait
beach boy
chance
Dad Painting
Wolves
bird on dock
Gracie, the dragon slayer
First in the series, Faces of Addiction
Caroline
Corey
Thoughtful Girl
Anna
2nd in the Faces of Addiction series
Girl on Beach
Foal
Jackson
From a photo by Elke Vogelsang
Lincoln
Contest Winner Number One
My dog Lola
Bettsy
Diva&Dixie
Lola in Memorium
From a photo by James Emerson
Otter
Burt
Paws in focus
Grief
Lola: B
Hatch Chiles
Gouache on Watercolor Paper
New Mexican Flora
Rattle
My dog Google
My dog Rudy
I'm watching you
Picasso, otherwise known as "P"
Back Yard Sunrise
Liberty Tree
Liberty Tree Summer
Homie, a real life cartoon dog
Rudy and Google
Wharf
Hats
A man and his son
Monster under the bed
Beautiful Boy
Leaf practice
For my 13 year old grandson
Pikachu
Marley
Tillie
Painting of Tillie. 16x20 on Masonite
Ecto-1
LUCY
frog
In Memorium
Grief and Peace
Clint Eastwood
Andy Griffith
Alex Trebek
back yard winter
oldgoogle
horsesinsnow

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