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The first serious
oil paintings Warner did were still lifes. Starting in 1968 he had the good fortune
to study for 3 ½ years with Claude Buck, an artist of note in New York, Chicago, Santa Cruz
and Santa Barbara. Claude
Buck was a painter of portraits and still lifes using the classical method of monochrome underpainting and glazing to produce
highly luminous detailed paintings, the type of painting that Warner wanted to do. Devoting
three hours of week to studio work with Mr. Buck and five nights a week to painting, Warner developed his still life technique. For the next twenty five years he painted part time, creating dozens of highly finished
still lifes. About 25% of his current paintings continue to be still lifes.
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