Howdy,
Some would say I am an "Outsider" artist. Others that I am a "Folk" artist. I have the bonafides to be the "Outsider" and the craftmanship to suite the "Folk" artist label. But really I am just having fun doing art. I always have done art. I learned at my fathers knee making clay warriors and horses, spears, and shields, from clay he found while digging ditches by hand for Lone Star Gas Co. in Texas. Baking them in the oven to harden them so I could play with them as toys was a lot of fun on winter days. I cannot remember when I did not do art of some kind.
I try my hand at painting in Acrylic, sculpture in anything I can find, and drawing, which is my favorite thing to do in art. I express myself in my art without reguard to limits, rules, or other peoples input. But I do like to present my art and love feedback from anyone that appreciates my efforts.
I and my wife met in grade school, dated through high school, and married right after graduation. I was in the U. S. Navy, and served in Vietnam aboard PBR's (River Patrol Boats, with over 300 missions (and 22 firefights) I was a gunners mate E-5. After my service my wife Gayle and I worked in Real Estate and building Custom Homes. We have two children, and five grandchildren. We are both re-tired and living in TEXAS She works with horses and in the yard and at the Cowboy Church. I paint, draw, and eat too much. I am a life-time member of the DAV.
