美国画家约瑟夫·鲍勒的人物油画艺术作品赏析
约瑟夫·鲍勒（1928-2016）1928年出生于纽约森林山，三岁时开始画画。他的第一本国家杂志插图是由《时尚》（Cosmopolitan，全球著名、主要针对女性读者的时尚类杂志。该杂志创办于1886年）十九岁时出版的。在久负盛名的查尔斯·E·库珀工作室（Charles E. Cooper Studios，Inc.）做学徒时，他有机会向业内最优秀的艺术家学习手工艺。
在库珀工作室，约瑟夫·鲍勒的灵感来自于该领域顶尖艺术家创作的插图。白天，鲍勒的时间花在了清洁调色板和画笔的差事上。他在晚上做自己的工作，有时整夜工作。
在那里待了大约六个月之后，科比·惠特莫尔（Coby Whitmore）为鲍勒带来了一张用于遮罩的插图。科比看到了他在前一天晚上工作的示例样本，并询问他是否可以将其带给《时尚》杂志社给艺术总监看。后来《时尚》买了鲍勒的作品，并以1,000美元的价格给他支付费用。当时每周赚35美元，这似乎是一笔财富。在六个月内，鲍勒的插图出现在三本主要杂志上。后来科比·惠特莫尔成为了鲍勒的良师益友，这种友谊延续了一生。
1958年，在欧洲度假时感染了脊髓灰质炎，疾病影响了他的全身肌肉，他与物理治疗师Henry Stano一起工作了7年。尽管恢复是漫长而痛苦的，但是大约三个月后，鲍勒重新使用了他的手和手臂，回到了做插图画家的工作。这是鲍勒一生的转折点，不仅在他的体型上，而且在他的绘画态度和方法上。
在1967年，鲍勒被选为插画家协会年度艺术家。杂志开始委托他为知名人物创作肖像。其中包括1968年McCall的时尚文章，文中描绘了八位总统候选人的妻子。1971年8月发行的《女士家庭日报》封面人物罗斯·肯尼迪（Rose Kennedy）；朱莉和大卫·艾森豪威尔的《星期六晚报》封面。1992年，鲍勒入选插画家名人堂。
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1972年，鲍勒和妻子玛丽莲（Marilyn）移居南卡罗来纳州的希尔顿黑德岛。事实证明，这是从杂志插图到肖像画过渡的理想场所。自乔迁以来，肖像画一直是鲍勒的主要重点。
2008年3月10日，鲍勒的妻子玛丽莲（Marilyn）去世。结婚58年后，他们在各个方面都结成了伙伴。玛丽莲（Marilyn）是一个真正的协作者和支持系统，站在工作和家庭的鲍勒旁边。多年来，玛丽莲从事肖像画业务，成为一名成功的艺术家。多年来拜访鲍勒的许多画家都对玛丽莲对如何成为一名成功的画家的理解感到敬畏。她在与客户以及其他艺术家会面时的优雅和魅力确实非凡。我们想念她的温暖，指导和智慧。
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2016年11月14日，鲍勒在南卡罗来纳州希尔顿黑德岛的家中去世。他的女儿乔林（Jolyn）和布琳（Brynne）以及他的孙子科比（Coby）和他在一起。他几乎在成年生活的每一天都画画，并且喜欢这样做。他是一个慷慨的人，几乎在所有事物中都能看到美。他崇拜他的妻子玛丽莲（Marilyn），他是他最好的朋友，最好的批评家，甚至是他本可以拥有的最好的伴侣。
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