About The Artist:
Edgar A Starek
Edgar A. Starek was born in Benton, Kansas and studied at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He exhibited at the Kansas Free Fair in 1939 and the Midwestern Artists* Exhibition in 1940. Having achieved some level of success in his native Kansas, he relocated to New York City in the mid 1940's. He studied at the Art Students League* in 1948. He traveled in North Africa and Italy, making sketches and watercolors. His paintings have appeared in...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.