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George Burr: An AwardWinning Artist Rediscovers the Artistic Life
G
eorge Burr recognized early in life that he was drawn to the life of the artist. As a 15-year-old high school student in Wausau, he was driven to attend an art training camp in Kansas on his own. He enrolled, prepped, packed, and traveled to the school with his parents blessing, but he put the entire plan into motion. Burr originally started working with pastels as a budding artist in the 8th grade, he says, and soon found himself winning painting contests, including one notable win for his “Peninsula Road” painting. 250
