Artist Ed Pointer
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Biography
Most of my life as a painter has been devoted to "contemporary realism." I paint in acrylic, oil, and watercolor. Many of my works are painted outdoors in the landscape (plein air) as field studies or completed pieces, depending on time. I've been experimenting recently with a newer technique which is really not "newer" in the sense that in my early years of painting my application was more designed. It's been fun working the design technique into realism so you're likely to notice a mixture of painting styles during this experimental phase of my work. A good example of this approach is the painting "Ice Fishing;"(see the "Works" section of this website), more recently "George Birthington's Washday" as seen on this page. I've been fortunate in receiving three Best of Show awards in "Brushstrokes," an American Cancer Society Benefit show, unfortunately no longer extant; Four purchase awards in the "Great Eight," the Kansas Water Color Society's eight state annual exhibit, winning Best of Show in July, 2004, with my acrylic painting "Sunset Thunder," judged by John Salminen; and won Best of Show a second time in the Great 8 November of 2007. with my entry, "Twilight Winter." The KWS Great Eight has now gone national and is sponsored by the Wichita Center for the Arts. I'm a signature member of the Kansas Watercolor Society and the National Small Oil Painters, also pleased to add that "Ice Fishing"--mentioned above--was recently judged a Finalist in the Fine Art Views monthly competition. It seems folks want to know such things but I often wonder just how important such information could be. When I write about myself I think, "Do I really have to do this?" but if I don't, well hey, people want to know so here it is... [...]
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