As an artist I consider it my job to examine what has been done before and create something different. I appreciate the influences of Van Gogh, M. C. Escher, Maxfield Parish and Dali in my work. Many label my work abstract, for me it is not abstracting from life but creating a non-objective work. In my experiments with mixed media I discover the interactions of the materials with a shelf-life. The temporality of these mediums fills me with delight in that nature will inevitably reclaim that which we for only a short time lay claim to.
It is fortunate that I was raised in poverty in a rural setting that allowed me to connect with nature. Lack of possessions sparked the desire to create a world devoid of oppressive monetary constructs, allowing for a deeper perception of ‘human nature’.
Billy Ray Learns The Lesson of Flowing
20 X 16
In the Middle Vincent Saw The Blue
24 X 18
The Approaching Roar of the Path Alone
11 X 14
Dancing with Fallen Angels
26 x 20 canvas
Nineteen Are Dying
That Have Never Died Before
(20 X 24)
Iris and Bubba go Sailing
24 X 36
The Sudden Shouting of Oysters
20 X 24
Ray & Billy are Dancing at Brookside
24 X 18
Dancing With Varnished Weeds
24 X 18
Be A Sky Rider
11 X 14
In a private collection in Silver Spring MD
Hooks and Bubba go Sailing
12 X 12
Throwing Seeds
12 X 12
July 2019
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas
December 2018
16” x 20” Mixed media on panel
Novemberr 2018
12” x 16” Mixed media on panel
October 2018
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas
November 2018
12” x 16” Mixed media on canvas
August 2018
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas