George Towne

Towne’s work is engaging, sexually charged, and is set in defined backgrounds. This allows him to highlight specific light sources and utilize his “Painterly Realistic” style.

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Port Jervis, New York, Towne realized he loved drawing as a young man, and often found himself copying caricatures out of old "Mad" Magazines. After his high school art teacher bought him his first set of oil paints, he started to become more serious about making art. Towne cites Old Masters Caravaggio and Velasquez, as well as American painter Thomas Eakins, as his influences.

Towne’s grants, residencies, and awards include: Visual AIDS Materials Grant, 2007, 2009, 2010; SVA Summer Studio Residencies, 2006, 2007; Stonewall Community Foundation, 2002; Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, 1997; and the SVA Alumni Society Award.

His work has been reproduced and written about in publications such as American Artist Magazine, Time Out New York, and HX. Next Magazine put a piece on the Cover in Spring 2010. Recently, he has been attending two Gay Men's "Erotic Life Drawing" groups: "The Leslie/Lohman Erotic Drawing Studio" and "Harvey Redding's Queer Men's Erotic Art Workshop" that meets at the LGBT Center.

George has settled in New York's East Village neighborhood, and has continued with his love of painting and depicting masculine images.

PAINTED LOVE - JULY 2013

Ricardo With Tree 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
George Self-Portrait 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Adriano with Coffee Mug 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Conrad on Park Bench 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Guiovanny Seated 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Clearing 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Dune Entrance 2013 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York

Oil Paintings

Isauro With Bike 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Fire Island Boardwalk 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Eric Seated, Chair, 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Abandoned Capote House, 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Roberto With Blue Drapery 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Swamp 2012 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
All Male Video 2011 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Joe with Trees 2011 by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Lennart and Stevie by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Nando by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Roly and Chase by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Roly and Chase Outdoor by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Mike by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Dave by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
James Orona by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Mike With Skull by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Al Parker by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Fabio by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Barney Frank by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Cole by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
James Dale by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Slava by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Rico by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Tom by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Robert by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Derek by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Austin by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
John by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Adolfo by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York

Pencil & Watercolor & Gouache

Jeff by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Lorenzo by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Swamp Edge, 2012, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Paul, Boardwalk Pose, 2012, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Path by Swamp, 2012, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Chuck, Star Shirt, 2012, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Gouache Study, 2007, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Mark Reading, Chair, 2010, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
David Rahilly, 2010, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York

Etching

Meatrack Etching, Sepia Print, 2007, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Meatrack Etching, Line Emphasis, 2007, by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York

Silkscreen

Bill by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Carlos by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Carl by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Lucio by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Slava by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Steve by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York

Lithograph

Anthony by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Harold by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
John by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Lucio by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Richard by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York
Peter Staley by George Towne at Michael Mut Project Space New York