At a young age music was George Ayers’ focus rather than art. “I was a music performance major playing the trumpet,” he says. It wasn’t until after college and a 15-year career as an engineering draftsman that Ayers considered changing his life, and beginning a career in oil painting. “Believe it or not I was inspired to start painting after watching the Harry Potter films and all those lovely talking portraits!”
Green Girl, oil on panel, 16 x 12"
More so than any particular subject, Ayers is drawn to color, light and detail. “As in life, even the simplest things contain important details, and even when discreet and almost completely unnoticeable, they are there unapologetically and unceremoniously dictating the viewer’s experience in life or in art,” he says.
Gummies 4, oil on aluminum panel, 30 x 30"
“I’ve been somewhat of a renaissance man having lived aboard sailboats, flown airplanes and worked for the airlines, designed and drafted engineering projects, paid my way through college playing trumpet in jazz bands, symphony and ballet gigs. The commonality in all these things is a requirement for focus—on details and especially patience. This has translated into my art career as well and patience has profoundly had a positive effect on all aspects of my life.”
Spaghetti, oil on panel, 24 x 36"
Although Ayers’ most recent work focuses on mainly food-related still life, there are no boundaries or particular subjects or genres that Ayers feels tied to. “My future career will head in whichever direction inspires me the most,” he says. “I want to get as much out of art and life as I can while I can.”—
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