[Tom Edgerton]

I used to think that of many of today's most notable painters, Burt Silverman had the most individual and idiosyncratic style. Then I saw some Degas paintings at the Met, and much of it was there...the loose areas vs. tighter finish in the same painting, thick and thin paint on the same canvas, the broken remnants of a calligraphic, drawn line, all contributing to a rich and non-literal and very painterly mystery and atmosphere. (He's owned to this influence himself.)

Interesting how traditions are passed along and are transformed by each new practitioner....