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Austin artist Ian Shults is nothing if not democratic when it comes to his paintings. Accomplished in the realist tradition of painting, he has produced provocative images that are beautifully executed with vibrant color, rich detail, and precision of line. In a bit of a departure, for this year’s East Austin Studio Tour, he will debut a new series of paintings more impressionistic in nature that showcase looser brushwork and a more subdued palette. Rather than focus on subjects of conventional beauty, his subjects inhabit darker realms, literally and symbolically. As his website states, “Ian Shults takes no prisoners in the art world, mostly because it's a slimy place filled with scofflaws, hoodlums, and hangers-on. Shults' paintings forge fine art and the profane to tell sordid tales of debauchery with a sly sense of humor.” With skillful technique, Schults, creates intriguing subjects with a generous does of allure and their own odd sense of beauty.