A Testimony of Beauty – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2016-09-24 14:00:00 in United States
The art exhibit “A Testimony of Beauty “ will be on display at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall from September 16, 2016, to March 2017.
The exhibit will feature a homecoming and the first showing of nationally acclaimed artist John Burton's work in Los Altos. After being raised in Los Altos, he has travelled around the world creating, exhibiting and sharing his knowledge of painting.
The artist’s reception will be held on Saturday, September 24, from 2:00 pm to 5pm at Town Hall. The reception is free, and will feature live music, refreshments and wine.
The artist will also conduct an “art walk and talk tour”, later into the exhibit, date to be announced, please stay tuned for more information.
Artist John Burton is an award winning oil painter best known for his vivid depictions of the transitory beauty of the world around us.
Both the Western and Russian painters of the early twentieth century influence his work, and his ability of capturing the profound spirituality and majesty of his surroundings is uniquely revealed in his paintings.
Although Burton has traveled and painted around the globe, he has always maintained his home and artistic center in the American West. The natural character of his art permeates from his deep American roots, communicating with pigment and brushes a story that goes well beyond words.
The fine art exhibit will feature iconic and much loved California landscapes and seascapes in the new tradition of the early California Impressionists, who are revered for capturing so much of the Golden State’s untainted beauty, long before the imprint of dense population.
Burton says, "Nature is my point of departure. I spend so much of my life walking the coast, hiking the mountains, or traveling the valleys of our great state, looking for scenes to set up my easel and try to capture the fleeting moment of light. These days a common phrase for what I do is plein air. Which is a French term for painting in the open air. I have been doing it for longer than the time the term has been adopted in US. It is the only way I know to truthfully capture a landscape."
Over the years, Burton’s art has been featured in many exhibitions, and he is represented by some of the most reputable galleries across the U.S. He has achieved an impressive amount of awards and honors, and has been featured in many well-known national art magazines. Most recently, his work was featured in the summer 2016 issue of Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine.
www.burtonartstudio.com
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