Kutscher Fine Art - Gary Kutscher

People have long used pictures to communicate their greatest stories or pass on knowledge through pictorial forms. 

Here, you can discover the stories or the person told through different documents and objects gathered in a classically rendered still life and slowly discover a link to the items. Some may be obvious, others not so clearly seen or easily distinguished.  Who or what is the painting about?

I build my composition after extensive research using historical documents, books and other items relating to the person or event. 

Using a centuries old technique called "technique mixte", learned from the master painter Patrick Betaudier, I begin working out the composition from life and complete a very detailed drawing on a prepared canvas. I then slowly build up the painting in earth tone values, finally completing the painting after multiple glazes of color. This painting process allows the glazes to work in unison and gives the feeling that it is lit from within and is thought to have been used by Renaissance master, Jan Van Eyck.