“Cherries”

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LON EARNS

Statement

These paintings, rooted in the traditions of western art, are intimately observed, painted negotiations between myself and that pesky physicality with which object painters must contend. They are, in themselves, a kind of personal testament to that challenge.

Selected Exhibitions

2000 – “Still Life Paintings”, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans
1996 – “Landscape Paintings”, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans
1994 – “The Drawing”, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans
1984 – “Mid-Four Exhibition”, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

Education

1982 – Graduate Study, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
1981 – BFA/Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
1980-1981 – Independent Study, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands