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    Our daily task of balancing mind, body, soul. Our daily task of balancing mind, body, soul.
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    As a child, swimming and painting were fun activit As a child, swimming and painting were fun activities, which inadvertently strengthened my body and spirit. At 18, I began seriously competing in the Paralympics and when I was 24, I moved from California to Taiwan to study Chinese arts. In my early years competing, my nemesis was another American swimmer and I was frustrated because though I felt my training and commitment were superior, he always won more medals. When I went to Taiwan to study Chinese Arts, I religiously devoted myself to my studies yet my buddy who seemed to do the bare minimum always got better grades than I did which didn’t sit right with me. I see now that I was looking for satisfaction in the wrong places. I was striving for external recognition and wasn’t acknowledging the long-term internal character building that my training in the pool and classroom were facilitating.

But more importantly, sports and arts have always been my lifeline when times got tough. Whenever the wheels feel off the cart, I knew that diving into the pool or my paints would resuscitate me. These activities might not fix problems, but they helped me to rise above the turmoil long enough to paddle out of the whitewater. I still maintain my health through sports and I keep growing through art. I am grateful for finding out early on what activities strengthen my body and spirit while helping to make me a better person.
    Like the Beatles crossing Abbey Road my commission Like the Beatles crossing Abbey Road my commission makes its way down the Shanghai Bund, to its new home.
    Our new Wearable Art. Available at: https://www.a Our new Wearable Art. Available at:  https://www.atrendstore.com/collections/arts-decor
    My response to Daniel Ek’s simple, insightful ob My response to Daniel Ek’s simple, insightful observation, “Be kind, everyone is on their own journey”. Especially in these times when we are all trying to do our best. Thank you Tim Ferris for the poignant interview. @eldsjal, @timferriss, #timferriss, @gregoryburnsart
    “Gratitude is a Great Companion.” The balm for “Gratitude is a Great Companion.”
The balm for our Covid weary hearts.  With Gratitude & Friendships, we already have so much.  #gratitude #gregoryburnsart
    Flashback Tuesday. Proud to be included in the vir Flashback Tuesday. Proud to be included in the virtual Art of the Olympians Gallery. http://artoftheolympians.org/artists/greg-burns/
    Stop Fighting Each Other The World and half of Am Stop Fighting Each Other

The World and half of America breathes a sigh of relief as a new President is proclaimed. And yet as we adjust, it is strikingly apparent that we have not succeeded or advanced but rather we have merely scratched our way back to zero. America must change its dance moves from one step forward and two steps back. The Nation needs to come together, make decisions, take action and move forward. We can’t afford this inefficient stumbling into the future. We need to stop fighting each other!  Www.atrendstore.com/wearableart
    I’ll be interviewed tomorrow by Artgogo in Shang I’ll be interviewed tomorrow by Artgogo in Shanghai about my art and  the community service/diversity programs I’ve lead in China and elsewhere. GregoryBurns.com
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    I’m very pleased to share my renovated website: I’m very pleased to share my renovated website: www.gregoryburns.com and open to comments. Thank you
    The Little Engine that Could: As a boy with polio The Little Engine that Could:  As a boy with polio, sometimes life sucked. Why could my friends run around freely playing kick-the-can while I could only hop around on crutches and braces? I felt God had short-changed me. Sometimes I would cry myself to sleep at night. But on other nights, Mom would read me a book, “The Little Engine that Could”. My life would never have turned out the way it did were it not for the simple wisdom found in this little book.
    Four large spotted wood owls nest in a rain-tree a Four large spotted wood owls nest in a rain-tree along my running path. Two adults and two offspring. The adults sit patiently at dusk, resting and gathering the strength needed for the night’s hunt. The offspring jump and flit from branch to branch perhaps unconcerned or unaware of what is needed for the challenges ahead. 

I’ve seen this behavior during the Paralympics where new young studs strut while veterans lie in wait for the precise moment when everything in one’s being is needed for the assault. 

These days, I too find my discretionary energy channeled more judiciously.
    With the passing of Justice Ginsberg we have lost With the passing of Justice Ginsberg we have lost a true Champion and we are down another guardian angel. May she Rest In Peace.
    “Always Leaving”, is a painting I created in 2 “Always Leaving”, is a painting I created in 2015 describing the state of affairs in my life at the time. “Always Staying”, is in progress... GregoryBurns.com
    Rebooting in the Empty Spaces: My freshman year a Rebooting in the Empty Spaces: 
My freshman year at Franklin & Marshall College challenged me to think more deeply about life. Philosophy 101 was no exception. After much procrastination, the hypothesis I set out to prove was that, “events that don't happen in our lives affect us just as much as incidents that do happen to us.” Okay, maybe I was not meant to be a rocket scientist either but this investigation introduced me to the concept of Yin & Yang. (read more on my blog)  https://www.gregoryburns.com/2020/08/31/rebooting-in-the-empty-spaces/
    As many of you may know, were it not for Covid19, As many of you may know, were it not for Covid19, yesterday would have been the Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Today, Netflix released their latest documentary, “Rising Phoenix”, about the journey from pain to perfection that Paralympians navigate. The film’s premise is that humans, like the Phoenix, can and do rise from the ashes, and create lives they can truly be proud of. I think this film is relevant for all of us and not just those who have competed in the Paralympics. In the words of Prince Harry, “Lives are changed on the track and in the stands.”
Watching the film will expand your world.
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Featuring Gregory speaking about art and life from his Singapore studio.
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Digital Mixed Media
Featuring Gregory’s first passes at creating digital mixed media artworks on an IPad.
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PAINTINGS ON CANVAS

“ I always hoped that huge floodlights would illuminate my path as an artist. But instead, I discovered that the journey unfolds without distinct signposts. It’s like walking through a pitch-black forest on a windy moonless night with a box of matches. I have grown accustomed to starting off without a map and discovering en-route which way to go.”  -GB

 

Gregory Burns’ passion for art began as a boy in Paris where he painted bottles of Beaujolais and slices of French bread. During a freshman figure drawing class Gregory discovered a passion for painting the nude. He slipped into Asia in 1984, where he studied Chinese brush painting and calligraphy with local masters in Taiwan and China. With broken Mandarin and paintbrushes he embarked on a 16-month backpacking trip overland through China, Tibet, Nepal, India and Pakistan focusing on the ancient sacred sites of the region. Since completing his Master of Fine Art in Painting in 1999, the intrepid traveler continues to cast a wide net and pull in a diverse collection of colors and imagery from which he tries to inspire himself and others to live a big life with purpose.

Since 1980, Gregory has embarked on painting expeditions across 30 diverse and distant nations. He has held 80 solo and group painting exhibitions in 15 countries and has been the celebrated Artist-in-Residence at 40 venues globally. In 2016 he was honored with the Sports Artist of the Year Award from the United States Sports Academy.

 

Exhibitions: J.F. Kennedy Center, USA, Today Art Museum, China, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taiwan, Euphrat Museum of Art, USA.

Collections: Mingei International Museum, USA, Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong, BHP Billiton, Australia, Rias Museum of Art, Japan, Bill Clinton, USA.

 

Many of the original paintings in the Painting Gallery below are available for purchase while all paintings are available as fine art prints, lovingly hand embellished by the artist. All of this and Digital Portraits are available on request. Please get in touch.

 

“Gregory Burns splashes his paintings with magic-so generously- it doesn’t seem to cross his mind he might ever run out. No need to save the fairy dust for a rainy day.”      

-Olga Ferreras-Anderson  LC, MTCP

Painting GALLERY

Surrounded by Sea 2019

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YES WE CAN 2018

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Discovery 2017

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Home Coming II 2016

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Home Coming 2015

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Ladakh 2014

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Heroes 2013

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Shanghai Sojourn 2012

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Momentum 2011

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Fly 2010

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Figures 2009

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Olympians & Paralympians 2008

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Moroccan Medley 2008

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California 2005 - 2010

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Lijiang to Shangri-La 2006

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Connection Shanghai 2007

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Transition & Migration 2003

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Rajasthan Sanctuary 2002

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Euro Rising 2001

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Traveling & Arriving 1999

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DIGITAL PAINTINGS

Always reinventing himself, Gregory felt that experimenting with digital media would offer him a more contemporary approach to painting. Embracing a stylus and an IPad, he embarked on a new journey of discovery. Combining his old and current sketches, paintings, photos, fodder and prose he began collaging together imagery and messages with pixels instead of paint. Like the excitement that comes with discovering a new muse, he found a fresh dynamic energy flowing though his art. This new media seamlessly combines the past and present into imagery that excites and pleases him. Welcome to Gregory’s digital paintings.

Digital Print GALLERY

Destinations 2018

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Hong Kong to Japan 2018

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Under the Wall 2018

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Seascapes 2018

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COMMISSIONED DIGITAL
PORTRAITS

Commission Gregory to create a meaningful and memorable artwork of your special people and life events. Combining his sketches and paintings with your photos and prose, Gregory collages together imagery and messages into a unique portrait.

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COMMISSIONED
PAINTINGS

Numerous companies, hotels, institutions and individuals around the world have commissioned Gregory to create unique, site-specific mixed media paintings for offices, resorts and homes.

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Maldives Residency
Featuring Gregory and Angie’s Artist in Residency at the One & Only Resort in the Maldives diving, painting and photographing the world above and below the sea.
Tokyo Residency
Featuring Gregory and Angie’s Artist in Residency at the Tokyo Shangri-La Hotel with painting journeys around town and a CSR Art program making art with children displaced by the Fukushima earthquake.
Bali Residency
Featuring Gregory and Angie’s Artist in Residency at Alila Soori where the couple is immersed in the verdant landscape and rich culture of Bali.
Schoolhouse Residency
Featuring Gregory and Angie’s Artist in Residency at the legendary Schoolhouse Resort below the Great Wall of China, deep in the fabric of China.

Artist in Residence

For centuries, Artist-in-residence programs have existed to invite artists, writers and other creative people for a time and space away from their usual environment and obligations. Residencies provide an environment of reflection, research, production and immersion into a new culture. Since 1999, Gregory has been the celebrated Artist-in-Residence at over 40 venues globally during which he has honed his art in exotic locations and connected with hundreds of people in local communities. Share in his journey.

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Four Seasons
Marriott
Oberio
One&Only
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The Schoolhouse
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