Kevin Barton
Guild Member Salon Show
“Above Sleeping Bear,” Oil, 2020, 7 x 14 in, $900.
Kevin Barton ABOUT: In a professional career spanning 23 years, Petoskey based Kevin Barton is one of Michigan’s most well collected contemporary artists with artwork in collections across the nation. Mr. Barton’s art has garnered numerable awards and accolades over the years, including the Manoogian Museum’s Gold Medal Award and Signature Member status with the American Impressionist Society. His work has been honored and featured on and in many publications, covers, events, and by contest firsts, as well as having been showcased in numerous group and solo shows. Barton is glad to reside in Northern Michigan with its wealth of subject matter befitting his tastes and talents with painting. From the Great Lakes with its boats to its diverse architecture, gardens, townscapes, and sunsets, it provides endless opportunities for his artwork. His painting has also taken him to places like Sedona, California, Chicago, New York City (with a group show at the prestigious Amsterdam Whitney Gallery), and most recently, to Key West and Naples, Florida. THIS YEAR: During 2020, I found myself painting in nature and the countryside even more than usual. Communing with nature and the restorative powers of working in the countryside—and working just as a farmer would in the open—was good for the soul. GALLERIES: Somebody’s Gallery, Petoskey, MI; Mackinac’s Little Gallery, Mackinac Island, MI. Barton’s Art Loft, Petoskey, MI CONTACT: bartonart1@gmail.com, Website, Instagram, (231)-838-7085.
“ Spring is Here,” Oil, 2020, 7 x 14 in, $900. This was my first piece painted outdoors in 2020, and it reflects even more joy and appreciation of being outdoors after the months of observing quarantine. Even after a normal winter, I enjoyed my time being with nature in the fresh orchard blossoms before the foofaraw of painting in very public places throughout the summer. This past year, I was hard to find unless you were in pastoral places!
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