Welcome to Art by VanBuren
Thank you for logging onto my website. Here you will see some of my watercolor paintings and information about my sketching and watercolor painting classes.
I have paintings displayed at the following locations throughout the Fingerlakes area:
Artizanns Gallery in Naples, NY
The Cheshire Union Store in Cheshire, NY.
Ontario County Visitor Center in Canandaigua, NY
Legal Services Office in Syracuse, NY
About me:
Being the son of an artist helped me appreciate the world of art and I began drawing and painting when I was a child of about 5 years old. My dad had an art studio in our home where he let me sit and watch him "make art". Dad was a professional artist with a degree in Graphic Design from Farmingdale, NY. He worked in the graphic art department for the General Electric Company. My dad's studio is where it all started.
Since my dad painted in watercolor, I did the same. Mostly because that was the only paint we had in the studio. I ruined quite a few of dad's good brushes and I spilled a lot of water in that little studio.
As I made my way through high school, I decided to go to college to pursue a degree in fine arts, but my dad suggested I pursue a different career. I settled on a degree in life sciences and earned a BA in Biology from SUNY Oswego with the idea of becoming a science teacher. I took a single art class and the teacher thought I was an art student.
After graduation, I took a little time away from art as I pursued a job as a microbiologist in the dairy industry and began raising a family. As my kids grew, I began painting and selling house portraits to save money for their future college costs. I continued to get more commissions by word of mouth and joined a small gallery in town.
Dad was my personal art teacher and coach and gave me the training that you might not receive in formal art education. I have done watercolor paintings and house portraits seriously for more than 40 yrs. I work out of my studio, and I teach sketching and watercolor painting in Bristol, NY. I am a Signature Member of the Central NY Watercolor Society, a member of the Ontario County Arts Council and an associate member of several national watercolor societies.
For more information and to learn more email me at Howard@vanburen-art.com
Use of the images in this website is strictly prohibited without the expressed written permission of Howard VanBuren. Class times and dates are subject to change due to pandemic and work restrictions