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"I'm pleased that you are interested in me personally and in my art work. This web site is dedicated to the memory of my master, Dieter Lukas-Larsen" Guenter Georg Burr
Born & originally trained in Germany, today Guenter Burr lives and works in Nova Scotia, Canada, where the natural surroundings of sea, shore, fields and forests provide ready inspiration for his art.
News 2010
Fall - September 23 Solo Show in the new Gallery at Home Hardware in Windsor, Nova Scotia
Spring - Guenter Profiled by Robinson-Harmsen Magazine The spring issue of this well-known international magazine profiled Guenter's life and work, including the story of how he and Inge made the decision to immigrate from their home in Germany to a new life in misty Nova Scotia. Read the profile to learn more about Guenter's influences and inspirations online... Guenter accepts commissions upon inquiry; to view his Galleries please choose from the following options:
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Where can you find Guenter's work? Currently you can rent or purchase art by Guenter Burr through the Art Sales Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia; where he has enjoyed great success. You can also see and purchase his work at the Art & Jules Gallery in Halifax, as well as at Art Gallery 215 (link) during the open season (June to October), in the historic schoolhouse building in Selma on the world-famous Bay of Fundy. In April of this year Guenter was proud to take part in the annual Great Little Art Show in Avondale in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, where sales of his work were gratifying. He also 'swept' the annual East Hants Fine Art Association show in Milford in May. The EHFA show is one of the largest juried shows in the province and Guenter was awarded first and second place in the animals category, first place in the flowers competition, first place in landscape, and capturing the ribbons for first place overall from the judges as well as the first place overall from the public. |
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Guenter Burr Studios Moose Brook Nova Scotia, Canada & Kunst-und Atelierscheune Hohenpoelz, Bavaria, Germany
GALLERIES Landscapes:
Links We Like:
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Guenter's Biography:
I was born in Wuerzburg, Germany. My Father was a Master Blacksmith and I became familiar with art and design since youth.
1960 - First supported and encouraged by Studien Professor Buechl.
1963 - Wuerzburg, Bavaria. First participation in a group exhibition. Near our studio in Bavaria, Germany
1969
- Continued with personal and artistic endeavours, attended seminars and
working every year for weeks in Lukas-Larsen studios. Often
challenged by being involved in extensive commissions. First introduction
to
1992 - Worked fulltime as a self employed
artist, also doing workshops and seminars teaching & instructing
students to use the Kokoschka guidelines.
2002 - Continued working as a professional artist.
Influenced by the Minas Basin shore line and the Nova Scotia
landscape. Created more and more paintings with these
themes. Continued cooperation with art agents and the European gallery
scene, also selling more paintings to the Arnot-Galleries, in New York. 2004 - Set up the small Burncoat Lighthouse Gallery and hung the first show at Burncoat Head Park. (Located near Guenter's studio in Moose Brook, Burncoat Head is the actual recording site for the world's highest tides.)
2006 - Member of the Working Group for
“The Place
Near and Far Art Gallery & Workshop”, Kennetcook, Nova Scotia and
serving there
December 2006: invitation to show paintings at the Exposition,
February 2007 at Arnot Art Gallery in New York City.
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all paintings copyright Guenter Burr Studios |
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website copyright |
guenter burr studios rr #1, walton, nova scotia canada - 902 369-2940 - igburr@ns.sympatico.ca |
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