Oil painting is done on pigmented surfaces mainly and is one of the oldest mediums used in painting. Many Old Masters have used this technique down the ages. Britt Ehringer is one the modern-day oil painters who stays and works on a ranch near the hills of the San Bernardino Mountains in the town of Yucaipa, California.
Britt Ehringer lives near the hills because his works need a lot of concentration which he cannot achieve in the din and bustle of the cities. He wants to remain far away from the clash between worlds, islands, chambers of marvels and ideas. Britt Ehringer just wishes to remain in the world of ideas and imaginations and completely move drift apart from religious groups, political groups, governments and big corporations. In his works he tries to investigate the layers of perception in search for the real and genuine.
Britt Ehringer is interested in what is signified by the multiplicity of techniques, styles, narratives and symbols. The main subjects of the oil paintings of Britt Ehringer include roses, paint drips, furnishings, landscapes, costumes, farm animals, foods, nudes and butterflies. Most of his paintings are abstract and do not follow a plot but they create the illusion of narrative through juxtaposition. Although there is a sexual aggressiveness in the paintings, but on close inspection the female bodies show a fine craftsmanship. Britt Ehringer mainly does collages and uses very bright and rich colors in them.
Some of the famous paintings of Britt Ehringer are Hanging Gardens of Baghdad, The Big Bang Gang, Flash in the Pan, Sunday Afternoon with Charles and Ray, The John from Jasper, Summertime in Dogtown, The Meaningless of Camouflage in a Post-Cathode World and The Secret Diary of a Beverly Hills Gardner among others . He has participated in various solo and group exhibitions. There is a virtual gallery where one can browse and buy the works of Britt Ehringer.
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