Artist Registry
Gary English
Contact information
2108 Woodlawn Drive
Studio D
Nashville TN 37212
(615) 383-1343
garyenglish@comcast.net
www.garyenglishstudio.com
Artist statement
Art can be an item of intrinsic beauty or interest, a purely aesthetic expression. While I admire that, I believe the best art is that which allows the viewer to experience a reality and truth, but in a unique and exquisite way. The result of all good art is an emotional stirring, and I paint observations or imaginations that move me emotionally. The test of artpainting, music, literature–is whether the viewer feels renewal, discovery, or affirmation. The longer lasting and recurring this response, the better the art.
I strive to capture on canvas the beauty and truth of a subject, be it a grandmother's blissful moment with a new grandson, the quiet, inviting beauty of flowers, the peaceful majesty of a landscape, or the tense excitement of polo players vying for a shot. Art that brings to the viewer exquisite moments of life is worth striving for, worth seeing, and worth having.
Resume / bio
From award-winning photographer, cinematographer and motion picture/television director, to cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator, Gary English has worked in the visual arts for the past 35 years. Many of his cartoons and illustrations have appeared in national publications. As a travel writer, he has been able to sketch and gather photographic resources for much of the world.
In the past several years this Nashville-based artist has begun to paint landscapes, portraits, impressionistic works, sports scenes, and portraits in oils and acrylics. His works are shown in several venues in Florida and Tennessee, and found in a number of private collections around the country.
(Information last updated: 12 June 2009)
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