About The Artist

Kern Baxter was born in 1950 in the midwestern town of Lorain, Ohio. He was raised and lived in Lorain and Vermilion until his mid 30’s. His favorite home was on the Vermilion River in that small seaside Harbour Town. He attended Firelands and Admiral King High schools, but graduated in 1969 from Lorain High. During summer vacations and after high school, Kern worked as a crane operator with his father for American Bridge Co. Kern is a inventor and holds two U.S. Patents. He has four children. Married twice, first in 1970. He had two children. In 1995 he married is wife Janet. They now have two children and live in Florida. Kern is mostly a self taught artist, with the following exceptions. He was the only student from Lorain High chosen by his high school art teacher to attend Cooper School of Art in Cleveland. However, when his work was held up by the teacher one day ‘as the best in the class’, Kern and his best friend James, a friend from another school, quit. Kern was the only student instructed ‘not to look at the canvas’ that he was working on. The whole thing looked like a mess and seemed like organized confusion to him. And it was. No amount of "but,... don't you see" was going to convince him otherwise. That was almost the end of Kern's desire to become an artist Five years later, Kern had a chance meeting with Master artist Var Katchadurian. Not only was he the best artist Kern had ever met, he owned the Omnibus of Art and was an instructor. The question in Kern's mind was, (am I good enough to be accepted by Var)? He would only enroll students that had "what it took". This challenged and motivated Kern. After an interview, Kern was accepted to the Omnibus of Art and received private instructions from Var himself. In the 80’s and 90’s, Kern lived in Texas, and Florida. He traveled the American west. It was not unusual for him to travel through the night just to be able to watch the sunrise at places like Monument Valley. The expression, “off the beaten path” (or road) was the rule rather than the exception when he traveled. This was the case as he ventured through jungles landscaped with Mexico's Mayan and Ecuador’s Inca pyramids. Kern has donated many works of art to charitable organizations such as Hospice, Art for Act and 9-11 fund raisers, etc. Kern and his wife have been invited to make personal presentations of his work to Heads of State, Governors and other national and world leaders. Kern believes his talent is a God given gift. It’s his desire that his paintings continue to inspire, and encourage others.

Ghost Riders in The Sky Print 16" X 20" signed  $95.00