George Demont Otis, American Impressionist, 1879 - 1962 was a prolific artist, supporting himself by teaching and selling his paintings, while traveling from Chicago though the Sou...mehr sehenGeorge Demont Otis, American Impressionist, 1879 - 1962 was a prolific artist, supporting himself by teaching and selling his paintings, while traveling from Chicago though the Southwest, living in the Los Angeles area then settling in Marin County, CA. Otis’ mediums included oils, watercolors, gouaches, pastels, etchings, and wood blocks. This master painter was also a wood carver, poet, teacher, lecturer and community leader.
George Demont Otis' training included teachers Robert Henri and John F. Carlson, and institutions of Art Insittute of Chicago, IL, Cooper Union, NY, and Woodstock School of Painting in NY.
According to Otis’ autobiography part of his travels of 38 states included living and painting amongst 15 southwest American Indian tribes, where he wrote poems of their cultural ways. (Refer to page 102.)weniger sehen