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arin Baker is a
professional
realist and
contemporary
painter, a muralist, a
teacher, an award
winning illustrator
and the owner of
Carriage House Art
Studios.
inNewYorkCity,whereBaker
wheretheyareadheredtothe
nowteachesstudents
wallwithacrylicgluesand
occasionally.
varnishesandappearasthough
Amongthedistinguished
theywerepainteddirectlyon
worksthatsetartistBakerapart
thewall.
fromthecrowdarehisExterior
TheHelsingorMuralProject,
Murals.Createdona
contractedbytheMinistryof
lightweightfabriccalled
CultureinDenmark,celebrates
parachutecloththathasbeen
theIndustrialShipBuildingera
primedwithgesso,themurals
inrealisticgrandeur.Hosting
arehandpaintedwithlightfast
detailinauthenticity,Bakers
acrylicpaintsthatresistfading
piecegivesmorepersonal
whenexposedtodirectsunlight
meaningthanamereconceptual
RaisedinNew
YorkCityand
rearedbyartistic
parents,itwasasif
Garinwasbornto
bearenowned
artist.
Heattendedthe
HighSchoolofArt&
Designwhere
celebratedMax
Ginsburgand
IrwinGreenberg
werehisart
teachers.
Amongthelong
hairedstudentsof
the70sthatlearned
aboutart,lifeand
sensibilityfrom
thesemasters,
Garinsdesiretobecomea
representationalartistseemed
imminent;infact,histeachers
andultravioletrays.The
dogmafoundinmodernartof
encouragedhimtocontinue
muralsarepaintedinhisstudio
today.Continued
studiesattheArtStudentsLeague
thentransportedtothesite
Ship Builders
Crescendo
nteriormuralsaredoneoncanvasandthenadheredtothewallwithwallpaper
paste,similarprocesswithmanyofthe19thcenturymuralistsandWPAEra
MuralsthatarefoundindesignatedPublicBuildingsintheUnitedStatesof
Americaandabroad.AnexampleofarecentInteriorMuralprojectoncanvas
adheredtowallswascompletedlastyearinWashingtonD.C.andincludes
severalMuralsfortheNewBallouHighSchool.Theanticipationandexcitement
thatisaccentedbyvividmemorablecolors,highlightsthemeaningandprideof
anexceptionalplaceofstudy.
qualifiedyoungartiststowork
Theseriousartistsoftoday
profoundprojecthasbeen
withhimonhismanyprojects
thatwishtoimprovetheirskills
therenovationofacirca
wasdifficult.Trainingin
andlanguage,inamore
1790carriagehousethatwas
representationalpaintingwas
traditionalvein,areflockingto
transposedintoapostandbeam
oncelimited.However,falling
theCarriageHousetolearn
barnstudioin
fromBaker.
NewWindsor,
From
NewYork,
workshopsand
located60miles
pleinairpainting
northoftheBig
tointensefigure
Applealongthe
andportrait
HudsonRiver
studies,the
andisawayfor
CarriageHouse
collectorsto
isforminga
comeandview
masterful
newworks
reputationfor
availablefor
beingtheplace
sale,aswellas
tobeforserious
visitandsee
representational
currentmurals
paintingstudy.
andstudio
Thenext
paintingsin
showatthe
progresswhileenjoyingthe
rightintolinewithhis35year
CarriageHouseisplannedfor
beautifulHudsonValley.
plan,therehasbeenan
lateJanuary2016andwill
TheCarriageHouseAtelier
explosionofyoungartiststhat
featurefigurepaintingand
wascreatedoutofnecessity,
interestedinpaintingand
drawings.Continued
accordingtoBaker.Finding
drawingfromlife.
Entitled:ItsCold
Outside,TakeHomea
Nudeservesasalook
insidetheworksof
artistBaker,including
worksofotherartists
ofmerit.
heworldofpotential
artistshasbeen
waitingforthechance
totakepartintheoverdue
evolutioninrealism
painting.Fineartistsand
mentors,suchasGarin
Bakerarerareandmay
onlycomealongonceina
lifetime.Followhimat
garinbaker.comandtake
partinthislivinghistory
ofaneweraofartinthe
making.
Portrait of Amy
From Life
oil on linen, 7 x 16, 2013 Artists Collection
arttoartpalettejournal.com012016GarinBakerUSANewYorkState