With his
charming and expressive watercolors, artist Howard Kline reduces
the complex and sometimes self-serious world of art to the
simplest common denominator. A
1977 graduate of Montserrat College of Art, Kline's uplifting
paintings are inspired by his experiences as a musician, educator
and lobster fisherman.
His paintings
are alive in their vibrancy and ability to make a universal
connection with the viewer. "I
have a very rich background in all schools of art," says Kline,
who points out that seemingly casual expressionist works are
built on a classical design structure. Howard comments on
his collective works as Abstract Expressionism, bringing together
the best of abstraction and the figure. "All of my art is
full of color and emotion. My paintings are the day journals
of my life. Expressionism. This is my story. I am the only
one who can tell it. I am the only one who has lived it."
Besides
being featured in more than sixty solo and group exhibitions,
Howard established his own gallery in 1972 in his Native New
England. After thirty years of painting on Cape Ann he began
the new millennium by moving to the exquisite California Central
Coast where his eponymous gallery continues to attract collectors
from all over the world.
