Parker Detchon

I'm what is called a "process painter." I have been developing a series of steps which I take to create a work of art slowly over the course of a decade. Each new painting or series of paintings represents one minor tweak to my process. The first step is to acquire materials: These paintings were made using entirely recycled materials I salvage. This includes wood and canvas materials, latex, spray and acrylic paints and whatever I can get my hands on. These materials are sourced from the streets of the areas I inhabit, and through donations. Once I have materials I then do some carpentry to smooth out rough edges, build hanging on the back, and whatever else needs to happen to take the quality up a notch. Once I'm there - it's time to paint.

The interior of my mind is on visual display. Concepts, emotions, and elements of my psyche come from the depths of my being up to the forefront of my mind - making their way onto the canvas. The scenes and character portraits are archetypes symbolic of mindsets, maturity levels and spiritual evolution occurring within me. As a process painter I showcase my own dichotomy through steps by beginning in chaotic abstraction before reigning it all in to create recognizable portraits. Just as ma...

I began my formal arts education at St. Mark's School in Southborough MA, which is a college preparatory school with a fine arts program where I studied introductory drawing, painting and ceramics. Four years after graduating from there I obtained my bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in the design arts program. I flourished in the study of color theory, graphic design, figure drawing, photography, animation, and of course in painting. After school I lived in Los Angeles for six years producing work for group and solo shows in Venice Beach. Moving to the Pacific Northwest to be with siblings I then painted in Portland, OR with some success in group and solo shows in local galleries. I now live on the Northshore of Maui where I have been work furiously to start an artist owned gallery in Haiku, HI.

EXHIBITION LIST

2015
Treehouse Art Gallery, Haiku HI
Maiden Mayhem, Wailuku HI (solo)
Paia Bay Coffee, Paia HI
Alala Wild Curiosities, Paia HI

2014
Kyoto Gallery, Portland OR (solo)
Alberta Street Pub, Portland OR (solo)
Paia Bay Coffee, Maui HI (solo)

2013
Emerson Space Case, Portland OR (solo)
Bare Bones Bar, Portland OR (solo)
Blick Art Gallery, Portland OR
Pancakes & Booze, Portland OR

2012
Abbot’s Habit, Venice CA (solo)
Axiom Contemporary, Santa Monica CA
Bagavagabonds, Los Angeles CA
Venice Art Crawl, Venice CA
Pancakes & Booze, Los Angeles CA
Venice Art Crawl, Venice CA

2011
Venice Art Crawl, Venice CA
Pancakes & Booze, Los Angeles CA
Venice Art Crawl, Venice CA
Gas Pumps, Venice CA
Canal Club, Venice CA

2010
Pancakes & Booze, Los Angeles CA
Venice Art Crawl, Venice CA

2007
Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA