Digital noise is the experience, oil paint is the art

Digital noise is the experience, oil paint is the art

Painting is the zombie of mediums – always about to die, never quite makes it to dead. Mine starts on a screen. The digital pieces are the backend and my paintings in reverse: algorithmic, prompt-based, the half-life of a piece before it’s finished and after it’s done.

EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS

“I Remember” at Rose Center for the Arts

“I Remember” at Rose Center for the Arts

“Hey Kiddo” at Red Brick Aspen

“Hey Kiddo” at Red Brick Aspen

Informal video of artist talk at The Art Base

Informal video of artist talk at The Art Base

Recent exhibitions include the Rose Center for the Arts in Longview, Washington, The Art Base in Basalt, and Crested Butte Center for the Arts. Group shows include Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen. My work is held in private collections in London, Chicago, Denver, and Detroit.

  • "I Remember" just closed at the Forsberg Gallery at the Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington, and I'm still thinking about what it means to hang work in a place like that — a public college gallery, free and open to the community, with twenty-foot walls.
  • Hey Kiddo opened at Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen on August 14th and ran through October 17th — five women artists in the main gallery whose work, collectively, kept circling the same territory: what we carry forward, what we choose to remember, what the imagination does with a world that keeps shrinking.

Recent exhibitions include the Rose Center for the Arts in Longview, Washington, The Art Base in Basalt, and Crested Butte Center for the Arts. Group shows include Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen. My work is held in private collections in London, Chicago, Denver, and Detroit.

  • "I Remember" just closed at the Forsberg Gallery at the Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington, and I'm still thinking about what it means to hang work in a place like that — a public college gallery, free and open to the community, with twenty-foot walls.
  • Hey Kiddo opened at Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen on August 14th and ran through October 17th — five women artists in the main gallery whose work, collectively, kept circling the same territory: what we carry forward, what we choose to remember, what the imagination does with a world that keeps shrinking.
THE WORK
THE WORK

Elapsed Turbulance
Medium: Digital, Algorithmic
7,917 Hours Ago
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 144 inches
Year: 2026
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA

Version 1 Elapsed Turbulance
Medium: Digital, Algorithmic
The Longest Way to the End
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
Was It Only Last Summer
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
Storm Flower
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
SOLD! What We Remember
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 120 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
Left in the Flowers
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
The Inevitable Moon
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
SOLD! Will You Find Me?
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Heart Breech II
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Overwhelming Nothing
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO, 2023 Next Gallery, Once When I Was You, Lakewood, CO, 2023 Niza Knoll, A.I.-Morphosis: Exploring the Fusion of Human and Machine in Visual Art, Denver, CO
Untitled
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Large-scale oil painting based on AI sketches
Running Games
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Sleeper
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
SOLD! The Landing
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
1982
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO
Off the Air
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO
Waiting, Wading
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI
Melted Tree
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI
The Doorway
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI, 2022 Core New Art Space, Friends Like These, Lakewood, CO
Sold! It Happened Here
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 36 inches
Year: 2022
BURN SERIES
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 120 inches
Year: 2021
DON’T STOP
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2019
Shown at: 2021 The Waiting Room Gallery, Straddling the Line, Denver CO
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
JOSIE’S PAINTING
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
SLICE
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2020
ICEFALL
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO

Elapsed Turbulance
Medium: Digital, Algorithmic
7,917 Hours Ago
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 144 inches
Year: 2026
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA

Version 1 Elapsed Turbulance
Medium: Digital, Algorithmic
The Longest Way to the End
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
Was It Only Last Summer
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
Storm Flower
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2025
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO
SOLD! What We Remember
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 120 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
Left in the Flowers
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
The Inevitable Moon
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO
SOLD! Will You Find Me?
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Heart Breech II
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Overwhelming Nothing
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2026 February 16–March 12, Rose Center for the Arts, Forsberg Gallery, Longview, WA, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO, 2023 Next Gallery, Once When I Was You, Lakewood, CO, 2023 Niza Knoll, A.I.-Morphosis: Exploring the Fusion of Human and Machine in Visual Art, Denver, CO
Untitled
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2024
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Large-scale oil painting based on AI sketches
Running Games
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2023
Shown at: 2025 August 14–October 17, Hey Kiddo, Red Brick Aspen, Aspen, CO, 2024 November 15–December 7, The Art Base, Once When I Was You III, Basalt, CO, 2024 March 8–24, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Once When I Was You II, Crested Butte, CO
Sleeper
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2023
SOLD! The Landing
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 36 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
1982
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO
Off the Air
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO
Waiting, Wading
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI
Melted Tree
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI
The Doorway
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2022
Shown at: 2022 SassaBird Fine Art Gallery, Unnatural Series, Denver, CO, 2022 ArtPrize, Atwater Brewery, Grand Rapids, MI, 2022 Core New Art Space, Friends Like These, Lakewood, CO
Sold! It Happened Here
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 36 inches
Year: 2022
BURN SERIES
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 120 inches
Year: 2021
DON’T STOP
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2019
Shown at: 2021 The Waiting Room Gallery, Straddling the Line, Denver CO
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
JOSIE’S PAINTING
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 60 inches
Width: 48 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
SLICE
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 48 inches
Width: 72 inches
Year: 2020
ICEFALL
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Height: 72 inches
Width: 60 inches
Year: 2020
Shown at: 2021 40 West Arts, I HEART…, Lakewood, CO
FEATURED WORK IN PROGRESS
FEATURED WORK IN PROGRESS

I make oil paintings and I also code. These aren’t separate practices for me; one informs the other.

I make oil paintings and I also code. These aren’t separate practices for me; one informs the other.

The Longest Way to the End, Repaint and Algorithmic Build and Redux

The Longest Way to the End, Repaint and Algorithmic Build and Redux

WRITING
WRITING

AI, Spiritualism, writing an artist statement in real time, general chaos

AI, Spiritualism, writing an artist statement in real time, general chaos

I am not the only artist that dreads writing an artist statement. How important is process to what I write and submit? Should I mention AI at all? People are hating on it, and with reason. Or do I even want to change what I have? (Hint: not really. But I gotta.) What's the most important thing I can say about my work — and will it resonate with anyone?

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How I Use A.I. to Create Art

How I Use A.I. to Create Art

In my artist statement I’ve struggled with how to present my process or even if it matters. Does it? I predominately make oil paintings. Painting is so far removed from A.I. and such a totally human thing to do, it’s unrelated. Still, I’m far from the only artist who is using and referencing digital tools or my digital life to create art and it’s worth mentioning as a relevant aspect of my work.

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Interview
Interview

From 2023: This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Ann Morgan. Ann discusses painting big, technology informing her process, xeroxes, learning to paint at age 13, winning awards in her youth, AmeriCorps VISTA, getting her B.F.A. at Michigan State University, not painting for 20 years, always considering herself an Artist, her “Art Stuff” folder, the catalyst to start painting again, melding the traditional with technology, Artificial Intelligence, RunwayML, painting in oil, her process using A.I., painting in the dark, being bendy, A.I. prompts, borrowing imagery, what scares her about A.I., artist statements living in a simulation, and art being unapologetic joy.

From 2023: This week Wes and Todd sit down with Painter, Ann Morgan. Ann discusses painting big, technology informing her process, xeroxes, learning to paint at age 13, winning awards in her youth, AmeriCorps VISTA, getting her B.F.A. at Michigan State University, not painting for 20 years, always considering herself an Artist, her “Art Stuff” folder, the catalyst to start painting again, melding the traditional with technology, Artificial Intelligence, RunwayML, painting in oil, her process using A.I., painting in the dark, being bendy, A.I. prompts, borrowing imagery, what scares her about A.I., artist statements living in a simulation, and art being unapologetic joy.