FERAL BRUSH :: Roger Palmer

Main Gallery

November 9, 2019

For over 50 years, Roger Clay Palmer has been producing poetry, paintings, installations and, primarily, a large body of drawings. Ruthless black humor blends with gentle compassion in a world where animals and objects often mimic and reflect us. Growing up on a ranch in Florida listening to family members tell stories, his work reflects his love of Southern oral tradition. Strongly affected by his experiences in the army before being discharged as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, he often focuses on the dark side of current events. Six weeks in Japan in 1985 deeply influenced his work; as with Japanese haiga and Zenga, words are an indispensable component of his brush, pigment and ink drawings.