Forrest Bess liked to paint his dreams by mcsiegle

Forrest Bess liked to paint his dreams

I hadn't taken any photos today, until Antiques Roadshow came on and this person had brought a small painting by Forrest Bess -- someone he had known personally. When I heard him say that Bess painted his dreams, I grabbed the camera and hoped there would be another caption with the word "dreams" in it. ("dream" is the word for today) Finally got one -- along with some other shots. Since the photos themselves are not much to write home about, I decided to put them together in a collage that at least gives a nod to the strong simple graphic style of his paintings.

He described himself as a visionary painter. Here is a web site on him and his work:
http://www.forrestbess.org/index.html
Fascinating artist - Thank you for the link - good catch for the word of the day too.
January 22nd, 2014  
@kittikat Yes, I thought he was interesting. Amazing all the people and things out there just waiting for me/us to find out about.
January 23rd, 2014  
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