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Primitive Americana
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"I am an artist living in Keizer, Oregon with my husband and daughter. I
received my BA in art from Willamette University. I paint in acrylic and oil and paint/draw on paper with various media. My
favorite subjects are antique photos and sometimes little birds. I am especially fascinated right now by early American and
miniature portraits, primarily primitive/naive ones."
a Special American
Reality
Elizabeth paints in a similar style of great American-Primitive artists such as Grant Wood, an American painter
with European
training. Grant is most famous for “American Gothic” which has become
an American icon. You will see traces of style additionally from the works of Ammi Phillips and Charles Palmer, all gothic-primitive
artists from the 19th century.
These are all real people. Elizabeth has taken old photographs and painted interesting portraits of times now gone.
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18th century American Primitive artists would have to include William Billings (Artist and American composer), foremost composer of the early American primitive style, whose works have become an integral part
of the American folk tradition. A tanner by trade, he was self-taught in music. Among his friends were many prominent figures
of the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
OUR STORY
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Warren Kimble, a contemporary painter of
American-Primitive was raised in New Jersey, USA. He started painting as a
young boy. He then went on to receive formal art training at Syracuse
University, and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1957. Warren
Kimble began his artistic career in advertising, and he also taught art in the
public schools. Later he joined the art faculty at Castleton State College in
Castleton, Vermont. From Castleton State College Warren then began to paint, as
a full time career, in 1983.
The AMERICAN Experience
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"She has captured
the feel of the American experience with her engaging paintings that stare at you through time. This is an artist of unique
talent in a very limited American art genre" - Don Noyes-More Ph.D., Editor in Chief.
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