David  Quattlebaum

Artists Statement: I am a maker, a believer, and a seer. Growing up in the south, I lived on a farm. Most of my childhood centered on creating things from scratch. For me, creating an image to share with world is like planting a seed in the ground and watching it grow. It is said that the south has more churches than grocery stores, and indeed much of our culture revolves around the church. This culture has informed my work, almost subconsciously, into a belief in transcendent truth, a trust in the mystical extensions of life. By making these images, I hope for hope, and an interconnectivity that goes beyond just our world into some future world that we do not yet know. I paint what I see. Sometimes this means that I simply paint an apple on a table, but more often the result is a portrait, or a figure in some space that is natural but clearly altered by an otherworld reality. I know this vision of what painting is not a popular one. It is, however, the way that I see.

Main Artist Category: Figurative

Qualifying State: South Carolina

Website: www.blogshout.net

 

David  Quattlebaum

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Baptism by Fire - Golden Madonna

Elijah

Madonna - Sealed Child

Psalmist

Sacrifice

Sealed - 1

Sealed - 2

Sealed - 3

Sealed - 4

Seer