STATEMENT

I prefer art that is beautifully rendered, technically sound, expressive, and informative, but neither sanitized nor heavily edited, and that’s why my interest lie primarily in Realism. I strive to create beautiful and realistic images of all people, but social and historical subject matter is very important to me. I also believe that the integrity of an artist can be measured through his sincerest renditions of the portrait and the figure.

Conveying meaningful and lasting images which can be clearly understood without interpretation is my primary objective from conception, additionally I prefer landscapes which offer an abundance of natural beauty, along with solitude found in the most remote places.

BIOGRAPHY

Edwin Boone is an African American Artist born in the city of Boston. He attended The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in the early 1970's before its transition to the NCAAA, where at a very early age he was introduced to contemporary art. Edwin studied Russian Academic Art in New York from 2004 until 2010. Edwin broadened his focus in 2010 to include French and Italian styles of Classical Realism among his studies. Edwin’s other interest include Social Realism, and African American Art.

EDUCATION

September, 2004 to March 2010: Bridgeview School of Fine Arts, under Samuel Kudish.

June, 2009 to August 2009: National Academy Museum & School of Fine Art, Summer Workshop, under Sam Adoquei

January, 2010 to March, 2011: The Grand Central Academy of Art, under Josh Larock, Nicholas Hiltner, Sam Wisneski, and Jon deMartin. Summer Intensive Workshop, under Jacob Collins.

November, 2010 to February, 2012: The Art Students League, under Dan Thompson and Costa Vavagiakis

March, 2011 to present: Atelier Armetta, under Robert Armetta. Additionally,

Long Island Academy of Fine Art, under Dave Peikon.