Artist's Statement
I strive to paint the vanishing American landscape by capturing not only what the eyes see but also the smells, sounds, textures and emotions of a place. I am ever so sensitive to the subtle differences in light falling on objects, the temperature, and the changing weather. My approach is immediate and spontaneous; a glimpse into a moment in time. A painting starts with two strokes of color, from which the rest of the painting evolves. I paint with bold, abstract shapes attaining a freedom from the mere depiction of the scene. I tell the truth as I see it leaving room for others to enter and have their own emotional response.
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Biography
Larry Horowitz is an American landscape painter born in 1956 in New York City. He graduated from SUNY Purchase and immediately won the prestigious and coveted position as apprentice to Wolf Kahn. Horowitz currently shows in galleries across the United States and Canada. His work is in many major corporate and private collections. He has been selected to participate in the Arts-In-Embassies program in the United States Embassies in Finland and Russia. Horowitz's work captures the beauty of the American landscape with an expert use of texture and color that invites imagination and discovery. Although he paints en plein air, he has a firm grounding in abstract expressionism through his education with former students from the Bauhaus and Hans Hofmann school. He has combined both points of view to develop his own unique language.
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