Please stop in our Evanston store Friday May 10th, 2013 to meet Walter Burrows from 6 pm to 8 pm. Walter is a Chicago artist and owner of Burrows Moving Co.
Walter's Mother, Margaret Palmer Burrows was a well known Chicago artist. His grandmother, Mary White Palmer, great grand mother and his sister, Wendy Burrows Carlton, are artists as well. "It's in my blood," says Walter, when asked about his gravitation toward painting.
Walter loved to draw as a child and did many Under Water scenes. Walter started painting approximately 37 years ago and sold his first piece for $120 in about 1979.
Walter's style is Metaphysical Surrealism and he paints in acrylics on both canvas and paper.
You can see more of his artwork at burrowsartgalleries.tumblr.com
