Portrait of Peter Burg

This charcoal drawing is done under the loving eyes of a doting parent. I was a terrible model because of my attention span and high level of fidgeting. He was lucky to get this.
With the signature of “Richard O. Burg” the date would be late fifties.
Courtesy of Peter Burg

My Dad and I in repose, dated August 1968. The camera on the left was always on hand to capture a view for later painting.

Unfinished Work

This unfinished work adds some insight to how Dick blocked out his work and basic color scheme.

Untitled, Desert Wash

This is a great example of Dick's exploration of the dry desert air and its affect on viewing the distant jagged mountains.

Untitled, Desert Scape

This desert scape was done while Dick was a member of the San Gabriel Fine Arts Association. The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association (SGFAA) is a non profit organization, founded in 1965 for the purpose of promoting traditional fine art in the community and to provide a venue for member artists to show their work. The association maintains a large group of over 200 members and represents all of Southern California and several states.
The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association has a long and impressive history. It began as The Art Guild in 1935 but was forced to close during World War II. In 1966 the Association reopened and has remained as a vital part of the arts community since that time. Such notables as Norman Rockwell, Frank Tenny Johnson, Arthur Beaumont, Sam Hyde-Harris, Los Angeles Times sketch artists Charles Owens, Clyde Forsythe, and Jack Wilkinson Smith, Karl Albert, Dan Toigo, Constance Marlow, Lester Bonar, Rosita Tseu, Lloyd Mitchell, and Darwin Duncan were among the first to exhibit with The Guild and/or The Fine Arts Association.

The Salt Box, Bunker Hill by Dick Burg

This massive structure is enhanced with the view from below with figure and the highlights of sun hitting the side of the house. The reds of the chimney and window are very effective in drawing the eye around the painting.

Idle Boats

Another in the series of the Morro Bay area. Dick's mastery of the "marine greys" is never more apparent then in these serene coastal scenes. Painting comes from the Bill Engelsmann estate in St. Louis Missouri.
- Peter Burg

San Pedro Harbor

(Left) The oil painting "San Pedro Harbor" 18x24 came from the estate of Bill Engelsmann of St. Louis, Missour.






I was very suprised to see this piece and match it up with a study piece done in charcoal that I happen to have a copy of (Below).

This watercolor was a possible study for the larger work done in oil, but nevertheless is a very suitable work on its own.

- Peter Burg

The Rock

Another in the series of Morro Bay and Morro Rock scenes. A favorite location along the California coast that my father frequented.

#66 The Rock, 18x24 Oil, by Dick Burg, Canvas on Board, Courtesy of Pat Hughes

Santa Monica Pier

This expansive work of Santa Monica Pier was purchased by Mort of Mort's Delicatessen, located on Swarthmore Ave. in Pacific Palisades, California. It hung in the banquet room and is still there as of 2008.

- Peter Burg

Merry Go Round

I remember the early works that hung in the house at Muskingum. Most were of old cars and strange old men in costumes. Then there appeared scenes of the beach, boats and piers. These are among my favorite. I spent many hours in and around the Santa Monica Pier, riding the merry-go-round and putting coins in the “Fortune Telling Lady”, eating cotton candy and taking the trolley through Venice to Pacific Ocean Park.
-Peter Burg