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EDWARD LUPPER — Freshness and innocence combined with limitless imagination create a special Utopia in Edward Lupper's enchanting animal paintings, where all the beasts and birds of the realm live side-by-side in joyful harmony.  A deep concern for nature and love of animals is the motivating force behind Mr. Lupper's choice of subject matter.

Although he admired contemporary artists, Morris Graves, Andrew Wyeth, Magritte, Georgia O'Keefe and Edward Hicks, it was French Primitivist Henri Rosseau that influenced the evolution to the style of painting that has become his signature style.  Some call it "sophisticated primitive", but rich in complex detail and vibrant colors, it is anything but primitive.

It all started in 1963 when Mr. Lupper was awarded a Huntington Hartford Fellowship and he produced his first exhibit of animals in Miami, Florida.  This is where his anthropomorphic animals (friendly, kindly beasts that take on humanistic qualities) came to life.  Through a combination of the naïf and the surreal and a love of animals, Edward Lupper developed his style of charm and taste, and gentle humor.  "His primitive paintings give enduring pleasure for those who own and enjoy them.  It is the simplification of form and directness of vision that makes the artist's work so appealing... fresh and innocent... irresistible" (Bill Spink, Naples Art Gallery 3/91).

Edward’s inspiration for these special collections is your neighbors.  Brought together from all corners of the globe, all they ask is to be cherished, protected and welcomed. 

             "ars longa, vita brevis" (art is long, life is short)