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Artist Karl Melton
Murphy, Texas USA
Barbie’s Pear
Oil Painting
Artist Statement
I enjoy painting subject matter that connects me with “simpler” – a time when life seemed less complicated. My work is influenced by artists like Edward Hopper, John Register and Wayne Thiebuad. I render my subject matter realistically and rely on composition and color to draw the viewer in. My hope is that my art evokes a sense of nostalgia, whimsy and sometimes, melancholy.
I was inspired to take up oil painting in 2011 after meeting artist Michael Hurd in Ruidoso, NM. Although I had become accomplished using graphite and colored pencil, oil paint had always “intimidated” me. With excellent direction and guidance by the artist and instructor Bonny Leibowitz, I found my passion for oil.
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