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Ruth Payne Burgess

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Hall Groat ii

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Hall Groat ii

Ruth Payne Burgess

Painter Hall Groat ii is a prolific painter whose work is noted for its

Ruth Payne Burgess is a visionary artist who created naturalistic portraits, still lifes,

beauty, use of light and shadow and vivid depictions of diverse

and genre work. She is distinguished by her naturalistic yet rich and vibrant

objects. Born in 1967 in Cazenovia, New York. In 1992 he received a

complexion which creates a harmonious and tranquil aesthetic.

Master of Fine Arts Degree from Brooklyn College.

Born on October 11,186S in Montpelier, Vermont. Burgess was an artist who studied at the Art Students League and traveled around Europe painting in different

Groat is an American painter who works on artworks featured in the

countries before she married in 1885 to John W.Burgess who was the founder of the

permanent collection of the "Robertsons and Everson Museum of

school of political science at Columbia University. Previously in 1869, she was

art."

married to Augusta Thayer Jones who died in 1834. She painted still lifes, portraits, and landscapes of her hometown of Montpelier.

Groats style is hyperrealistic with a sense of formality. His art portrays a sense of devoted emotions and agelessness. His main

In particular the piece which Burgess painted is shown to be a flower bathing in a

theme usually consists of flowers, landscapes, cocktail glasses and

shallow glass bowl with a Japanese painting lurking behind it. The painting is shown

portraits. He incorporates his traditional style towards a more

to be quite detailed, especially to the focal point which is the flower. The colours are seen to be quite compatible together with the intense richness of

modern theme and the use of less light and darker tones creates a

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sense of intimacy.

The green and brown. The colour green has connotations of nature and growth which could suggest how the painting is shown to explore how nature is capable to

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grow and adapt even in such small spaces.

The reason why I chose this artist is because the use of his somewhat vibrant, attractive and detailed artwork. The use of red and dim lighting towards some of his dessert pieces portray the intimacy and how they are a delicacy to be eaten. The use of red depicts the symbolic meaning of life and health which shows the transience of human life and how you should not take things for granted.

The reason I was inspired by this artist is because Burgess displays her artwork to be detailed and vibrant, which allows the viewer to see how art is able to capture

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beautiful things and preserve them as a painting. Burgesses' style is seen to be quite limited to flowers which represents the cycle of creation. She shows how life is not permanent and the paintings capture the beauty of them.

links:httos://www.askart.com/artist/Ruth Pavne/19005/Ruth Pavn e.aspx

Observational Studies Of Photos - Photos I Have Taken

Observatinal Fruit Drawings

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