Aluminum Drawing #2 Drawing

Drawings, paintings, photography, watercolors, oils, mixed media, portraits, landscapes, abstracts, funky stuff. You name it, I do it. I was once told by a university professor that I "must be one of those people who are good at everything they do." Whatever. It's like a paradoxical Chinese curse. Gallerists are constantly trying to buttonhole me and have repeatedly told me to focus on one style without saying too much. Unfortunately my adult-onset Attention Deficit Disorder refuses to let me do that. So, long ago, I stopped thinking about it and began to focus simply on following an idea and working in series long enough to bring it to some sort of fruition (or until something else caught my attention). Why is it that when Gerhard Richter works in multiple styles the Art World wets themselves, but when other artists do it they get reprimanded? Screw them. As long as the vision is intact, the exploration palpable, the touch inimitable, and a sense of wonder permeates each piece, there is no way a pedantic establishment can successfully assail a body of work. I could talk more about this but something else is catching my attention. "Aesthetics is for the artist as ornithology is for the birds." - Barnett Newman