By Bonnie Gangelhoff

Burt often laces his paintings with his trademark sense of humor. For example, at first glance, A SONG FOR SOLANUM appears to be a simple still-life composition. But in this painting Mr. Potato Head wields a potato peeler, and there’s a recipe for mashed potatoes tacked to the wall. Burt has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Miami University in Ohio. He is represented by the Artists’ House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; 5th Street Gallery, Cincinnati, OH; and www.bmburt.com.

Featured in our annual “21 Over 31” feature in the November 2009 issue