George Strasburger paints what he sees, and while his painting style could be classified as realist, Strasburger has another term for it:
鈥淚鈥檓 a localist,鈥 he said.
His artist statement on his website goes a little deeper: 鈥淢y work is classical in style, and contemporary in content.鈥
He finds many of his subjects and inspirations in his neighborhood and his neighbors. In fact, one of the works hanging in his studio is titled simply 鈥淭he Neighbors.鈥
Now in his second stint in 蜜柚直播, Strasburger began to get a firmer grasp as an artist 5-10 years ago.
鈥淪omething kicked in and I thought 鈥業鈥檓 going to have to work a lot harder at it,鈥欌 he said. That commitment, or recommitment, is paying off for him, professionally and personally.
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鈥淚鈥檓 working a lot harder, getting more successful, accomplishing something. I鈥檓 doing what I want to do, I know what I want to do and I鈥檓 doing it. That鈥檚 the important thing.鈥
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Strasburger drips walnut oil onto the paints on a palette. 鈥淚鈥檓 working a lot harder, getting more successful, accomplishing something,鈥 he says

George Strasburger grabs different brushes from a vase while working, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 蜜柚直播, Ariz. Strasburger describes his work as 鈥渞ealist鈥 and finds inspiration from what he sees in his neighborhood.

Tubes of oil paint cover a table in Strasburger鈥檚 studio. 鈥淢y work is classical in style, and contemporary in content,鈥 he says.