CHILD'S SINK
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in.
framed
framed dimension: 22 x 18 in.
SOLD

STUDY OF IVANA
graphite
22 x 14.5 in.
framed
framed dimensions: 30 x 24 in.
SOLD

TOYS
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in.
framed
framed dimensions: 26.25 x 22.25 in.
$950

STUDY FOR CHILD'S SINK
graphite
22 x 14.5 in.
framed
framed dimensions: 30 x 24 in.
$600

WAVE III
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in.
framed
framed dimension: 22 x 26 in.
SOLD

BLOW
oil on canvas
30 x 36 in.
framed
framed dimension: 34.5 x 40.5 in.
$2,000

HAPPY, HAPPY
oil on canvas
36 x 24 in.
framed
framed dimension: 38 x 26 in.
$1,600

APPLES #1
oil on board
11.75 x 15 in.
framed
$400

LYCHEE NUTS
oil on board
12 x 15 in.
framed
$400

KIWI
oil on board
12 x 17 in.
framed
SOLD

SCOPE
oil on canvas
12 x 14 in.
framed
$380

GRIP
oil on canvas
11 x 13.75 in.
framed
$380

SUGAR
oil on canvas
24 x 24 in.
framed
$1,100

ROSE CUP
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in.
framed
$675

RED SUGAR
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in.
framed
$950

Fredericton born artist Eric Louis Budovitch has a polyglot art background. The young painter became disillusioned in his search for a traditional fine-arts education after attending both York University in Toronto and Concordia in Montreal. Traditional tutelage, including life drawing and mentorship, is a surprisingly rare area of knowledge today.

Initially, he opted for studying Art History at McGill University in Montreal. After attaining his degree, he desired more technical direction in his art-making. Frustrated by the lack of opportunity for a structured education in art-making in Canada, he turned his quest to the United States and Europe.

In 1999, he successfully applied to the Graduate School of the New York Academy of Art in New York City and was offered a healthy scholarship. Two years later, he graduated with a Master of Fine Art.

The Academy offered a great deal, but Eric wanted more. While attending his official program downtown, he also managed to study uptown at the prestigious Art Student's League, one of North America's oldest art schools and a place where great painters like Thomas Eakins have taught. He studied under world renowned portraitist Nelson Shanks, who had recently finished commissioned paintings of Pope John Paul II and President Bill Clinton. While in New York, he also spent a great deal of time studying and copying the work of the old masters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

After graduation Eric traveled to Norway to study privately under Odd Nerdrum. Nerdrum is a senior artist of great international acclaim whose paintings are exhibited around the world. After this mentorship, Eric felt ready to launch his own career with his own personal vision.

Along with art making, Eric teaches art in Toronto, providing his students with the classical education in art he found so difficult to attain. He has exhibited his work with great success in Toronto, Montreal and New York City.