Ben Norris, American Modernist, 1910 - 2006, An Autobiography Blaire Field California Style

California Style

After traveling through Europe in 1929 he returned home and in spite of the depressed economy

California in 1988

For many years our group of plein air watercolor artists donned homemade painting backpacks and hiked up into remote canyons in the San Gabriel Mountains

Ben Norris, American Modernist, 1910 - 2006, An Autobiography Blaire Field California Style236 pages, an Autobiography, edited by Margaret Norris Castrey 337 illustrations, hardcover $50. 00 For Seven Decades, art was the substance of Ben Norriss life. Beginning as a watercolor painter of landscapes, Norris quickly progressed through a range of media, styles, and themes. Throughout his highly productive career, his painting featured strong rhythms, and dynamic patterns organized in complex compositions that he explored in rapidly developed