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b. 1978 Mansfield Ohio.
Hello I'm Joseph, I make oil paintings. I am interested
in working from life, in a figurative or still life genre.
I'm trying to look beyond the narrative inherent in these
motifs to see beauty in the objects, and more importantly,
in the paint itself.
Learning to draw comic books as a young man first brought
me to a life drawing course at age 13, a tradition which
expanded into my study in oils at the Savannah College of
Art and Design, and is a weekly tradition to this day.
I'm currently living and working in Eugene Oregon. My
focus of painting has evolved into making the paint itself,
trying to gain further insight into what oil paint itself can
offer.
If you have any inquires please reach out to me
joebesch2@gmail.com
My newsletter page is a great place to learn about process's
and goings on. I send out a few a year, if you want one in the
mail. send me an email. My short film page also features my
experimental paint making series, where I document some of the
process's I've developed or are trying out on making paint, and
oils, my short film Making linseed oil; a process" was
featured on Mental Floss.com