Earl R. Blust

Earl R. Blust, 91, formally of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2023, at Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He was born on March 6, 1932, in Penbrook, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Jacob Blust and Bertha Hemperly. A prominent landscape artist, Earl earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) where he studied graphic design, painting, and printmaking. Devoting his entire professional life to the art field, Earl worked in the graphic design industry for 38 years, serving as President of Krone Graphic Design from 1973 through 1990. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Susquehanna Art Museum, and the Mechanicsburg Art Center. A founding member of The Seven Lively Artists, Earl worked with numerous active painters in the Central Pennsylvania area. Earl has exhibited his art in numerous galleries, including the Art Association of Harrisburg, The Mechanicsburg Art Center School and Galleries, where he also taught classes, the William Ris Gallery, Stone Harbor, New Jersey, and in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He also became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art, London, England in 2001. Earl is preceded in death by his loving wife of 46 years (67 years this August), Joan, brother Paul Blust, sister Ruth Owens, and niece Donna Brill. Earl is survived by his daughters Susan Lenhardt (Richard), of Drums, Pennsylvania, Linda Fischer (Gregg), of Waverly Hall, Georgia, and Cynthia Blust (Nikki Coccoluto), of Nobleboro, Maine, sons Carl Blust (Dawn), of Etters, Pennsylvania, and Edward Blust (Mela), of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, grandchildren Cody Lenhardt, Joshua Dellinger, Rachel Blust, Emily Fischer, Levi Fischer (Brittany), Anna Avila (Angel), Abbigail Blust, Edward Blust II (Christina), and Raia Schafer, great grandchildren Cole Dellinger, Zachary Dellinger, Madison Dellinger, Shannon Dellinger, Alyssa Moore, Autumn Stephens, Leon Fischer, Zayn Blust, Nova Blust, and Mera Blust, and nephews Kay Blust and Rodney Owens. A viewing will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10am at West Shore Baptist Church, 2025 Market St, Camp Hill, PA 17011. A service will follow at 12:00pm with burial at East Harrisburg Cemetery after. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ellen Smith Fund in memory of Earl Blust, 1249 Cocoa Ave., Suite 115, P.O Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033, or to The Art Center School and Galleries, Mechanicsburg, PA at 18 Artcraft Dr., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. Online donation for Four Diamonds in memory of Ellen Smith: https://fourdiamonds.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=1343&_ga=2.193981348.884467672.1683655770-280592485.1683655770 Online donation for The Art Center School and Galleries: https://www.theartcenterschoolandgalleries.com/donate

Earl R. Blust

March 6, 1932 - May 6, 2023