Milt Masur

I am a physician transitioning to a career in art, still working part-time as a doctor, but with time to devote to emerging as an artist. I am no longer young but I am tapping what Betty Friedan called "The Fountain of Age." I believe that older people have an enormous potential for creative living.

I think that creativity is a physiological part of human nature. Creativity constantly re-shapes our perception of our outer environment, interacting with our inner selves. Of the many forms of creation, visual art has the advantage of uniting these interactions by capturing a meaningful moment in time which I try to do with my paintings.

After trying sculpting and painting, my art evolved into combining both these two and sometimes adding collage elements: I paint figurative bas relief/collages with impressionistic and abstract techniques. The effect is to delineate and empower the subject; the third dimension adds a strong sense of identity and the addition of color, adds nuance and sometimes a sense of wonder. My favorite subjects are scenes of nature and portraits of people.

My years as a physician bend my perception towards a humanistic ethos.