Self Portrait in Orange Shirt, OIl on Canvas, 16" x 20"

Self Portrait in Orange Shirt, OIl on Canvas, 16" x 20"

Artist Statement

I am by nature an anxious person. In my day-to-day life as well as in moments of awe or exuberance I often experience a feeling of profound ambiguity and alienation. My artwork attempts to capture that feeling, whether it is a large scale painting of a New Mexico landscape or a sketchbook drawing of an ink bottle: what is the joke and why am I not in on it?

Bio

J.S. Brown was born and raised in Southern New Mexico and has pursued art in one form or another for his entire life. He has lived in the United Kingdom, Florida, Czechia, Italy, France, Afghanistan, and The Netherlands. He currently resides in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. His artwork has been displayed or exhibited in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, and Maastricht.