“ 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.