A
second-generation California native, Stuart
Burton grew up in San Diego. Since obtaining
his B.A in Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking
from San Diego State University in 1977, Stuart
has devoted his life to the pursuit of making,
promoting and teaching art. Stuart has had over
20 solo shows and his works have been included
in more than 45 group exhibitions in California,
Arizona and New Mexico.
Since 1980, Stuart has been using the landscape
as his primary subject for exploring color,
light, and texture in painting. His latest signature
landscapes are rich in color and sure of stroke,
as are the coastal landscapes series he recently
completed for a solo exhibition at the famous
Star of the Sea restaurant on San Diego’s
harbor. As you view his paintings, it is important
to remember that Stuart uses only 5 colors (three
primary and two secondary colors) plus white,
but never black.
Stuart’s professional skills are not limited
to the realm of art making. Through the years,
he has been involved in many aspects of art
promotion. He has owned and operated Rogue Graphics
since l980, and owned Stiff Springer Gallery,
where he exhibited many of San Diego’s
premiere artists until 1992.He sat on the Board
of Directors for the San Diego Art Institute
and the Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa
Park. He currently holds memberships in the
California Art Club, Oil Painters of America,
the Impressionist Society of America, San Diego
Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art. A popular workshop instructor, he has
conducted workshops all over San Diego County.
His time is also in demand for demonstrations
of his techniques in oil and acrylic painting,
printmaking, and for his professional opinion
as a juror.
For the past three years, he has devoted a great
deal of his time as one of the founders of Arts
College International (ACI), a new private
fine arts school in San Diego’s artistic
East Village. In keeping with his history of
commitment to art, this new phase in his career
has proven to be one of his most worthwhile
endeavors as Director of the Fine Arts Department
at ACI,
An avid fan of the Southwest and the state of
Baja California in Mexico, he is often on road
trips to document the sights for future paintings.
Stuart’s paintings portray the natural
land and coastal landscapes in their vivid intensity
or subdued power.
Aside from painting, Stuart spends his time
with wife, Kathy, their dogs and cats at home
in San Diego, and at the stables with their
horses JoJo and Albert.
