Almeria
Etched color field. Oil/fresco on panel.
Michael attended The Evergreen State College from 1983-87, studying film and photography. After graduation he took his camera and, over a ten year period, traveled extensively throughout Europe. While traveling he lived with, performed with, and documented circus performers and their communities. Michael moved to St. Louis in 2001, started an art gallery with Alicia and William LaChance and began working full time as an artist – a lifetime dream. With no formal education as a painter, Michael draws on his eclectic past for inspiration – strongly influenced by his travels throughout Spain and France and rich colors and textures marked by time.