George Paxton
b 1940
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I create classically-inspired, figurative sculpture. Believing the creative process must be grounded in the basics. I feel that a good understanding of proportion, gesture, and anatomy is essential and serves as a foundation for artistic expression, granting me the freedom to accentuate, minimize, bend or even eliminate substance within the overall constraints imposed by reality. In this manner, I create sculpture that is not only true to nature, but which also expresses my views and captures the essence, mood and feeling of my subjects. In a word, I would describe my sculpture as sensuous in that it is aimed at the senses and characterized by impressions and imagery. |
Vero Beach Magazine, A Bevy of Silent Beauties
Vero Beach Newspaper "Paxton's Creations"
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Résumé
Education
1958-1959 Art Students League, New York, NY
1960-1964 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, B.A.
1964-1967 Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., J.D.
1992-2002 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA
2003-2004 The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
2008 Grand Central Academy of Art, New York, NY
2010 The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
Artistic Collaborations
1995-2010 Numerous workshops with renowned sculptors, including
Jay Hall Carpenter, Eugene Daub, Robert Liberace,
Peter Rubino and Philippe Faraut
Teaching Experience
2006 to present on faculty at Vero Beach Museum of Art, teaching portrait and figurative sculpture
Awards in Juried Shows
2014 Backus Museum, Best of the Best Show
2013 Vero Beach Museum of Art, Art by the Sea, Sculpture 2nd Place
2009 Vero Beach Museum of Art, Art by the Sea, Sculpture 1st Place
2009 Backus Museum - 4-County Art Exhibition - Best in Show
2009 Boca Raton Museum of Art, Featured Artist
2008 Vero Beach Museum of Art, Art by the Sea, Sculpture 2nd Place
2007 Vero Beach Museum of Art, Art by the Sea, Sculpture 1st Place
2007 Backus Museum - 4-County Art Exhibit, 2nd Place
Special Projects
For the Arcus Foundation, a sculpture presented by Nancy Pelosi to Jon Stryker for significant contribution for social justice and conservation.