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Page 8, Viewpointe April 2020
Halli’s Comments

Burlini Studio Of The Arts
Ten Years Anniversary

Celebration Art Exhibition

By Halli Moore

On Saturday February
29, the Burlini Studio Of
The Arts celebrated their
10th Year Anniversary Art
Exhibition. This exhibition
was to showcase the work
of very accomplished local
artists and their traditional,
impressionistic, abstract and
contemporary paintings.
The artists individual
experiences are reflected in
their paintings and “illustrate years of dedication under
the influence of master instructor Christopher Burlini.”
When Christopher was a child, he found some
paintings behind a furnace in his home that were done
by his grandmother. Looking at each of them, he thought;
“I could do that.” And, “that” he did and has done all his
life so far and will continue to do. Christopher’s father
and grandfather were artists (sculptors) as well and Chris Chris & Belinda Burlini Adobe By Romaine Kaufman

How To Add Your has followed in their footsteps very successfully. students in his studio in Boca Raton. The advice to go to

Florida was well taken, and the celebration of ten years
The Burlini family lived in Chicago. One day a
of the Burlini Studio of the Arts has enabled students to
gentleman Chris did some artwork for said. “You ought
Guests To The Gate to go to Florida. There are a lot of very rich people who learn to perfect ways to express themselves through their
would hire you to do murals, or any kind of paintings they
paintings and drawings.
required.” So, Chris went to Florida where he got a job Christopher Burlini’s motto; “We accomplished
By Yvonne Rivera, BPCA Administrative Assistant teaching at the Boca Museum and through word of mouth everything, one brushstroke at a time.”
was hired by some very wealthy people to do murals and Tel-561 393 9999
The Boca Pointe Community Association offers works of art in the mansions, they lived in. He also did Burlini Studio Of The Arts 3500 NW Boca Raton Blvd.
a few different methods to add guests to your interiors of restaurants, illusions for a magic show for #702, Boca Raton, Fl. 33431
visitors list, so please ensure that you add your guest about a year and anything needed of him artistically.
BEFORE they arrive. If your guest is not on the One day when Richard Don one of the owners of a Halli Moore is a resident of The Palms. 
list, they may be denied without a phone call being mansion he painted some murals in paid him, he put
placed to get your approval. Phone calls are placed the envelope in his pocket. He remembered someone
as a courtesy depending on how busy the guard is telling him never to count money in front of the person
when they arrive. who gave it to you. When he got home and opened the
To add a guest to your visitor list, you have envelope, he was shocked to see that it was a ticket to
several options: Italy to study at the prestigious Florence Academy of Art.
• Website- www.gateaccess.net He struggled financially and asked Don why he provided
• Cell phone app- Download ABDI/Gate Access only meager substance while in Italy and Don explained
from the app/play store that he wanted Chris to realize that pursuing an artistic
• Access Control- Call 561-395-3392 or leave a career was difficult. He completed his studies and came
voicemail message at 561-395-3369 back to Florida.
The advantage of using gateaccess.net or the app After 10 years in Florida creating many unusual works
is the ability to: of art for the very rich; The Burlini Studio of the Arts
• Add a guest for the day or permanently Chris opened to become the place where his experience
• Remove a guest has enabled him to provide a unique teaching method to Burlini Studio
• Send a pass with barcode
• Receive notification of guest arrival
If you have any questions regarding access
methods, please call the Boca Pointe Community
Association 561-395-7551. 