Today we’d like to introduce you to Douglas Welsh.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I was born in Miami and raised in Houston. When I was 10 years old, my family moved overseas. We lived in Oslo, Norway and in Aberdeen, Scotland. In 2014 I graduated from Bates College, a small school in Maine, where I majored in Visual Art. After college, I lived in New Hampshire and Oregon, before reclaiming my Houston roots. At a young age I felt uprooted. Painting and drawing became my internal GPS system, a way of placing myself somewhere, when my life was in constant transition.
Please tell us about your art.
Artists are like fish. We are products of our environment. A fish will grow larger in a larger body of water. Right now, I am in a small pond. I converted a tiny room in my apartment into what I call the micro-studio. In a world of bigger, faster, brighter, bolder, I create small, abstract paintings on wood board. I channel my emotional, spiritual and philosophical experience of the world into my work. Each painting is from a specific moment in time, where I examine and visualize my psyche.
As an artist, how do you define success and what quality or characteristic do you feel is essential to success as an artist?
I wake up every morning at 6:30 and go to the gym. I work out with my best friend and then I return home and paint for an hour. After work, I paint again, meet a friend, take a bath and go to bed. That is success for me, the ability to live and create work that is true to my experience of the world. When I exhibit or sell work, I share that success with my community.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
Everyone is welcome to visit my website (douglaswelsh.com) or follow me on Instagram (dpw_art). I will post updates about my studio practice, artwork, and any upcoming exhibitions.
Contact Info:
- Website: douglaswelsh.com
- Email: welsh.dougp@gmail.com
- Instagram: dpw_art
Image Credit:
Rick Wells
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