Burt Silverman, NA is one of America’s foremost realist painters. Educated at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York, Silverman’s work has won 32 major awards from national organizations including five awards from the National Academy of Design, the Silver Medal of the American Watercolor Society and the 2004 Gold Medal of the Portrait Society of America.

His works are included in public collections including the Brooklyn Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of American Art and the Butler Institute of American Art.

He has been commissioned to paint portrait covers for Time magazine and has drawn portraits of over 125 people profiled in The New Yorker. He has been featured in magazines such as Art News, International Artist, American Artist and The Artist. Silverman was elected to the prestigious Society of Illustrator’s Hall of Fame and the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame.

These brushes are the starting point for every figurative artist using a "built up" image rather than an alla prima method.

Silverstone white bristle brush series will outlast any comparable brush.

The Silverwhite multi diameter white taklon brush maintains it's natural spring and is wear resistant. Use odorless cleaner to clean up these brushes. The odorless solvent will not damage the filaments of the white taklon.

Renaissance is Silver Brush's best red sable. Pure red sable hair is chosen from selected marten tails and carefully dressed to create brushes with a natural spring and generous color holding capacity.

Set includes:

• Silverstone Round, Size 2
• Silverstone Flat, Sizes 10 & 12
• Silverstone Filbert, Sizes 1, 2, 4, (2) 6 & (2) 8
• Silverwhite Script Liner, Size 8
• Renaissance Silver Script, Size 2