Art Makes Me Happy
Mead's Corner 16x20 Oil on linen. $640--SOLD Is that too simplistic? Art makes me happy? Who cares. I produce art that is original, striking, interesting, and in the tradition of realists such as Hopper and Rembrandt and Courbet. The mere process of painting causes such happiness in my heart that I often think it may be a controlled substance! After peering over my shoulder, I see no drug sniffing dogs and I continue with my bliss. I've been at it since I was 16, producing plein air paintings, portraits, and even the occasional abstract. I've had only three shows in my life. The first was at the Wichita Art Museum. Strange that. I've always managed to sell my art directly. I'd start to build up an inventory in order to seek placement in a gallery and suddenly they would start marching out the door in the hands of happy buyers. A great problem to have. Grant 20x24 Oil on linen. SOLD My portraits have been a staple for me. I love doing them and seem to have