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Born 1953 El Monte, California. Known for: Surreal-imaginative figure painting.
Raised in southern California in what he describes as a "bleak and austere fundamendalist Christian upbringing, Wes Hempel does oil painting that reflects his retreat into an inner world of fantasy... Read full biography
Raised in southern California in what he describes as a "bleak and austere fundamendalist Christian upbringing, Wes Hempel does oil painting that reflects his retreat into an inner world of fantasy and imagination---insulated from prescribed dogma. He lives in Berthoud, Colorado, about an hour... Read full biography
Raised in southern California in what he describes as a "bleak and austere fundamendalist Christian upbringing, Wes Hempel does oil painting that reflects his retreat into an inner world of fantasy and imagination---insulated from prescribed dogma. He lives in Berthoud, Colorado, about an hour north of Denver, and works out of a spare bedroom used for a studio. Hempel spends much time on his paintings, usually completing about one a week, and drawing from what he calls a head full of... Read full biography
Raised in southern California in what he describes as a "bleak and austere fundamendalist Christian upbringing, Wes Hempel does oil painting that reflects his retreat into an inner world of fantasy and imagination---insulated from prescribed dogma. He lives in Berthoud, Colorado, about an hour north of Denver, and works out of a spare bedroom used for a studio. Hempel spends much time on his paintings, usually completing about one a week, and drawing from what he calls a head full of encyclopedic images. He plans his paintings in detail before starting, and feels he is finished "when a painting I produce matches what I have in my head" . (201). However, Hempel, who now lives in El Monte, Colorado with his partner, Jack Balas, is not bitter... Read full biography
Raised in southern California in what he describes as a "bleak and austere fundamendalist Christian upbringing, Wes Hempel does oil painting that reflects his retreat into an inner world of fantasy and imagination---insulated from prescribed dogma. He lives in Berthoud, Colorado, about an hour north of Denver, and works out of a spare bedroom used for a studio. Hempel spends much time on his paintings, usually completing about one a week, and drawing from what he calls a head full of encyclopedic images. He plans his paintings in detail before starting, and feels he is finished "when a painting I produce matches what I have in my head" . (201). However, Hempel, who now lives in El Monte, Colorado with his partner, Jack Balas, is not bitter about his childhood as he felt it led him to look at the world in a way unique from most people. He gr... Read full biography
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