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Luke Buck grew
up in Indiana with a love for life, art, and nature that is evident in his
nostalgic paintings of Most of Luke's
art education came from training he received from his artist father,
Harold Buck, whom he An intense painter, Buck
loses himself in the experience and prefers to work without any
distractions. From
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| Although Buck works with
oils and acrylics, he prefers watercolors for their spontaneity and
versatility. Luke is primarily a studio painter but also enjoys "plein aire" painting. (painting outside on location) "This keeps an artist alert and fresh." |
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| His father had once
advised him to paint, not to please others, but to please each artist's
toughest critic; himself. "Satisfy yourself with a painting. If you're happy, others will be happy, too," Remembering those words, when Buck is content with a painting, he always adds a personal final touch to it in an inconspicuous place - his fingerprint. |
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| Luke's talents
have won him many honors and awards through the years. His work has been
exhibited in major juried art shows and events including invitational's such as; |
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| ● American Art
in Miniature, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK ● Art of The Animal Kingdom, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT ● Florida Wildlife & Western Art Expo. Sarasota, FL ● Hoosier Art Salon, Indianapolis, IN ● Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition, Nashville, Indiana ● Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Henderson, KY ● Missouri Wildlife Art Festival, St. Charles, MO ● Nature Art Festival, Jamestown, N.Y. ● Naturework's Wildlife Art, Tulsa, OK ● Plantation Wildlife Festival, Thomasville, GA ● Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Charlestown, S.C. ● Southern Wildlife Art Festival, Decatur, AL ● The Disney, "Festival of The Masters", Lake Buena Vista, FL ● Waterfowl Art Festival, Easton, MD |
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In addition to these and many other showings, Luke Buck's work has been featured in numerous gallery shows throughout the USA. Being
featured in many national publications Luke is also a contributing
featured artist in Northlight Books, In 1997 Luke
signed on with Mill Pond Press, a well respected publisher of quality
reproductions. They print |
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| When not at their
lakefront home and studio in southern Indiana, Luke and his wife Coleen
travel the blue highways and byways capturing the beauty of America with his palette. His unique talents as an artist have earned him a strong following among art enthusiast and collectors across the USA and abroad. |
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