Richard Lee Barton

The artist Richard Lee Barton was born in 1952 in North-America. He won the State prize for drawing in 1970 at the age of 17. At the age of 19 he began studies under top Flemish masters and held successful exhibitions throughout Belgium. He later returned to America and founded an arts center in his hometown and became Artist in Education for the National Endowment for the Arts. He has a good reputation for teaching and producing high quality paintings with exhibitions throughout America where he became well known.
Eleven years ago he left America to live in the Netherlands where he continues to work and produce powerful paintings. In 30 years and with 55 exhibitions, his work is in important public and private collections throughout America and Europe. His work is also included in the collection of President Bill Clinton and the Pompidou Center in Paris. He currently paints powerful and rich compositions ranging in landscapes with and without human figures. He has exhibited with a number of gallerys in America and the Netherlands. Currently he exhibits with the top gallery Mia Joosten in Amsterdam.

Statement concerning Artist Richard Lee Barton

While having achieved a number of awards and honours for his paintings and also being recognized and well known for his work over the past 30 years. Richard Lee Barton is a painter who sees painting as a need to express his creative ideas. His work is produced on a very limited basis and is in itself totally original. Much like other well known painters he has gained a special outlook on life and its meaning. He produces powerful and spiritual paintings that have inspired many over the past years. His works are enriching to view, and have a way of allowing one to release their own creative powers by viewing his work. It is his hope that you might become inspired in life through the viewing of his paintings, and perhaps be uplifted and moved in a way that would enrich your own life.
Carmen van Herpen
The Netherlands

Visually exciting style of work

I am very pleased to inform you that your work qualifies for Agora Gallery representation. The body of work that you have submitted for our review reveals a cohesive and visually exciting style of work. The expressive and painterly quality of the work is skillfully executed and very appealing. Angela Di Bello
Director
Agora Gallery
415 West Broadway
New York, NY

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