Lavarne ross biography

          At a young age he drew pictures of the horses on his grandfather's Arkansas farm.!

          The word prolific is no exaggeration when used to describe local artist, Lavarne Ross.

          As the poor son of a black single mother in the 50s, Ross's first encounter with formal art did not take place until he was eleven.

        1. Born and raised in Flint Michigan, Lavarne Ross is a largely self-taught artist.
        2. At a young age he drew pictures of the horses on his grandfather's Arkansas farm.
        3. Our beloved Lavarne Ross was born January 1, , in Flint, Michigan, to Annie Lee Luckado and Ed Ross, Jr. He attended Flint Public Schools.
        4. Ross, a Flint born painter, is hosting a show called "My Flint" which depicts the Old Saint John Street neighborhood of the city during the.

          5. Better to call him a factory, producing art at a rate that could have kept up with General Motors in its heyday. While the number of paintings Ross has created in his lifetime is truly astonishing, even more incredible is the range of his subjects.

          Every piece is original, with artistic genres ranging from abstract to portraiture.

          Now through April 27, a sample of Ross’s works on paper chronicling the Vehicle City’s changes over the course of his remembrance will be exhibited at the FIA.

          Other works are on display at the Greater Flint Arts Council, at Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home – fondly referred to as the L. Ross Gallery – throughout town and across the globe. “I actually don’t even know where all of my paintings have gone in the last 50 years,” Ross mused during an interview with My City Magazine at the Flint Public Library, where he introduced the pieces displayed there last month and s