Brian Burt is a nationally recognized and award winning oil painter who lives and works in Mason, OH with his wife and daughter. Cooking, baking and gardening are all passions that he uses to both feed his family and his artistic inspiration.  A graduate from Miami University  (Oxford, OH) and The Atelier School of Fine Arts (Minneapolis, MN), Brian uses traditional techniques to create stunningly realistic oil paintings.

Statement

My official training in art started at Miami University (Oxford OH). After graduating in 98' with a BFA in painting I moved to Minneapolis, with my wife Jennifer, to serve a three year apprenticeship at The Atelier School of Fine Arts. Over the past eight years I have moved from oil painting to pastels then back to oils again, all the while trying not to fall into the mode of being a "Figurative Painter", a "Still Life Painter", or a "Landscape Painter." For these past years I have been working towards the goal of simply being A Painter of what I see, which sometimes is right in front of my eyes, and other times in the back of my head. Either way I try to represent a small flicker of a moment, that sometimes may have a sly or humorous meaning, and other times it may just be one of those moments that causes us to take a momentary pause in a life that is forever wanting us not to.

Awards

Master of the Medium Award - 88th Mid Year Show Butler Institute of America Art

Most Original - NOAPS Best of America Small Works 2024

2nd Place - NOAPS Best of America Small Works

Cover Art - Fine Art Connoissuer Magazine 2023

Best Still Life - NOAPS Best of America Small Works 2022

Best Painting by an Associate Member - NOAPS Best of America 2022

Honorable Mention - "Blue Review 2021

Merit Award - Cincinnati Art Club Viewpoint 2021

First Place - Daily Paintworks December Competition 2021

Second Place - Jack Richeson Still Life Competition 2020

Finalist - 15th Art Renewal Center Salon

Finalist - Richeson75 Still Life 2020

2nd Place - Richeson75 2020

1st Place Richeson75 Small Works 2018

Article and Cover "The Artist Magazine" November 2017

Cover Art "The Artis's Magazine" Sept. 2013

Article  "The Artist Magazine" Jan/Feb 2012

Article "Southwest Art Magazine" 21 over 31 2009

Feature Story WLWT  Channel 5 Cincinnati 2008

Honorable Mention "Hyde Park Art Show" 2008

Third Place Broad Ripple Art Fair (Indianapolis, IN) 2008

First Place Painting Old Town Art Fair (Chicago, IL) 2008

Semi Finalist "70th  annual American Artist" Still Life Competition

Feature Article/Cover Art (Pastel Journal) 2008

1st Place - Cincinnati Art Club Viewpoint