Category Archives: R. D. Burton

An Artist’s Tale

Late this past year, I was fumbling through an old family album and found a black and white photo of my father that someone had taken. It depicted him putting gas in our wood covered panel truck. I estimated the … Continue reading →

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Artist Discusses His Journey Into The Art World

I’ve always been in awe of artists that depict a mood or create an emotion in their paintings, while remaining realistic enough, yet not restricted by rules defining what something should look like. Most of my life I spent in … Continue reading →

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It Was Not Edward Hopper’s Painting, Gas, That Inspired Me

It was not Edward Hopper’s painting, Gas, that inspired my painting, The Old Woodie, but it was much of Edward Hopper’s works together that did. Edward Hopper was an artist in the Realist tradition, painting passionately his interpretation of the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Your Painting Becomes Boss

I painted the picture, Serenity in the Keys, with a very limited palette because I wanted harmony. I used seven hues, the warm and cool hues of the basic colors (red, yellow, and blue) and Titanium white. I began by … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: R. D. Burton

An Artist’s Tale

Artist Discusses His Journey Into The Art World

It Was Not Edward Hopper’s Painting, Gas, That Inspired Me

Sometimes Your Painting Becomes Boss

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