Richard Isolde “Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST)”, acrylic on canvas, 16”W x 20” H, 2023, $75.00

I started painting in 2016 at the urging of my friend Jason. I am an outsider artist, but I enjoy painting and sharing my images with my friends. I mostly paint for my friends and for myself.  My friend Jason suggested I create something for the newest exhibit at the Hamilton Street Gallery.   I am not a professional artist or trained in art in any way.  I think of my paintings as idea sketches.  Sometimes my work involves complex ideas but expressed in a way that is childlike.  I paint my idea sketches rapidly and usually in acrylic.