The Denver Gentleman (David Eugene Edwards ) Nov. 2010

David Eugene Edwards, I am not going to write a lot about this man, other than he is very pinnacle of passion when it comes to his faith, performing, and his craft. I have the utmost respect for this gentleman. I had heard he is a self-taught musician and plucked his first banjo from someone's garbage can...and the rest is history. Check out 16 HorsePower and the Woven Hand, two powerful tomes to this man's legacy!

Ink, acrylics, found objects, found wood on found wood

Banjo (November 2010)

Something new and something fun!! I had been listening to a lot of old-timey music and the sweet tunes of Banjo Outlaw Demi-God, Charlie Poole. This baby is life size and fame of all found objects: two hubcaps, fence wood, garden wire, twine, and curtain brackets.

Angola Special/ Two Wings (Robert Pete Williams) Nov. 2010

I started this piece in the summer. Had it built and inked, but just couldn't bring myself to start painting it for some reason. I started painting it toward the end of October and finally finished it in November.
Robert Pete Williams was a Louisiana blues man (kinda like the Thelonious Monk of country blues) who was imprisoned in Angola State Penitentiary for homicide. He claims to have shot a man in self-defense, but was sentenced to life in prison. Long story short, a folklorist did some field recordings in the prison, and couldn't believe the stuff coming out Robert Pete Williams. In a plea for Williams' freedom, the folklorist played the music for the judge. The judge was impressed and set Williams free with several years of not being able to leave home. The probation ended just in time for Williams to enjoy the folk and blues revival of the late 60's and 70's.
Anyway, ink, acrylic, and found chicken wire on found wood

One, two, skip a few, 75

Excuses, Excuses....I gotta million of them, but I have been painting. I have painted a lot of little pieces. I would sketch them out in the morning, ink at night, paint the next morning, again and again. Many of the pieces were and are for J. Gumbos in Gahanna and the new one in Polaris, as well as keeping my hand/eye coordination sharp.
These passed few months have really made me appreciate free time...I rather be with my newly improved healthy wife, my wonderfully eager for experiences son, and our friends, family, and of course, which has always been the case: painting. I much rather make the art,than promote it, catalog it, and blog about it. Anyway the next few posts of kinda like a greatest hits of sorts. I will be posting the smaller pieces as time permits. Happy Thanksgiving!