Rodney Burnett

After many years in tech, I and art was as a side passion until I decided to become a full-time artist. While in tech I was hyper focused on the detail of ensuing a perfectly functional and visually appealing website. With this inclination to aesthetic and visual appealing being applied I create my paintings in my home a studio on my modest homestead in Illinois. I paint my emotions and white I feel primarily focusing on abstract, realism, and Impressionism. At this point I prefer to paint in black and white with various shades of grey. The paintings with color are older pieces or it is a rare treat of new alternative expression. I prefer a minimalism as an approach because it allows the buyer/collector to have a paired down visual of my craft while also having the ability focus on the thing in itself allowing the image to draw in the viewer. Additionally, it’s simple enough to fit into any environment yet complex enough to grab your attention being a focal point in the room and point of conversation.
Art has always been a way for me to explore the relationship between emotion, memory, and the world around us. As a painter, I am drawn to the moments that often go unnoticed—the shifting light across a landscape, the quiet energy of...