Rush Brown

The Museum Paintings

The paintings in this show represent a theme that has emerged throughout a career focused on the human figure, landscape and the narrative that springs forth between them. People in museums occupy a specific microcosm that is both private and public. Individuals interact with the work being displayed and with each other in ways that are social or not, and in ways that are strictly visual, relative to composition. The narratives in the work are implied rather than literal. Some of the paintings are opportunities for copying of great works. Some emphasize rarified interiors typical of museums. Others are showcases for works by me that are either already complete or new. They all are exercises in painting, done over time, unified by their subject: museum interiors.

Rush Brown is a painter living in Portland, Maine. He received his BFA from Philadelphia College of Art and a Masters in Painting from NYU. He has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country and the world and is currently represented by Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth. Maine.

The University of the Art BFA 1967
New York University. MFA 1982
The University of Southen Maine. postgraduate

Maine Jewish Museum June, 2018
Elizabeth Moss Gallery August 2018