Sam Grantham

Hi I'm Sam Grantham. I am an oil painter living with schizophrenia. IM 37 and I have been an artist all my life. I am very influenced by music most particularly rockabilly, delta, blues, Proto-punk, jazz, hip hop, and anything beatnik. Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, The Velvet Underground, The Cramps, and De La Soul are some of my favorite artists. Music helps me improvise with the help of music. I never have a plan and don't sketch anything. I grab random photos from magazines and interpret them with my paint brush. I use lots of shapes and patterns to help the composition.

I have no training. I am a self-taught artist.

Tin top, The Torpedo Factory, Art at the Mill, Shen Arts Fest,