Outsider Art
Artist Comments
A colorful scene of a carnival in Rochester, Minnesota, with two young people strapped into their seats waiting for the ride to start. "I love the tawdry splendor of gaudy carnival attractions," says artist Leroy Burt. "Flashing lights and bright colors. One often sees the most unlikely combinations of people who might never meet except during those moments when they sit next to each other on rides."
About the Artist
Artist Leroy Burt paints playful, offbeat landscapes and portraits based on his experiences living in Milwaukee, New York, Costa Rica, and currently Rochester, Minnesota. "I think of my paintings as short stories," he says. As a young child, Leroy faced a number of obstacles. His parents divorced when he was four years old and he was raised by his grandparents in a three-room shack without running water or electricity. Leroy worked hard to pull himself out of poverty. He studied graphic design and painting, which led to a 30-year career in graphic design - five years at WMVS, the PBS television station in Milwaukee, fifteen years at city hall in Milwaukee, and ten years at WNET, the PBS station in New York. In 2015, Leroy retired to focus his energy on painting. Today, he works from a tiny studio filled with half-finished paintings stacked against every wall. "There are photos and sketches for future paintings taped everywhere," says Leroy. "My windows are filled with orchids. There are books, films and music CDs in every corner. And the room is dominated by a black and silver Andy Warhol silkscreen print of Marilyn Monroe."
Words that describe this painting: David Hockney, Edward Hopper, carnival, lights, excitement, colorful, folk art, people, representational, primitive, acrylic painting, blue
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood Panel
1970s Outsider Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Wood, Oil
Artist Comments
This is the eighth in a series of pieces done from old photographs my mother took of the now extinct amusement park, Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio. Idora Park...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Mixed Media
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
1990s Outsider Art
Paper, Mixed Media
1990s Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Outsider Art
Wood, Oil
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Metal
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Ink, Graphite
2010s Outsider Art
Pastel, Archival Paper
2010s Outsider Art
Wood Panel, Oil
Artist Comments
A man collaged out of sheet music sings loudly in a visual stream of maps. His animal companion howls a silent tune. Artist Libby Ram...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Mixed Media
1970s Outsider Art
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
The photographs that form the head of this catlike creature are images of the carousel from the amusement park Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio that is long gone...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Mixed Media
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Outsider Art
Handmade Paper
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
2010s Outsider Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Ink, Graphite
2010s Outsider Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Ink, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Wood, Oil
Artist Comments
A modern, minimal painting of an orange pump. "Size eight for the lady with taste," laughs artist Jaime Ellsworth. Rendered in ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art
Oil, Wood
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Outsider Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic
Early 2000s Outsider Art
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Outsider Art
Acrylic
1990s Outsider Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Outsider Art
Oil