WV Artist on Display: Venturing into the Absurd, Surreal, & Abstract
[acx_slideshow name=”Matthew Helmick”] Meet Matthew Helmick, a Bridgeport, WV based artist who creates oil paintings that can venture into the absurd, surreal, and abstract reaches of the human experience. Largely self-taught, Helmick says his paintings reflect elements of isolation and insulation and disturbing subject matter juxtaposed with comforting balance and harmony. He participated in the […]
Off the Beaten Path: Singin’ in the Rain
I liked rainy days when I was a kid. My favorite thing to do was to take the family umbrella and walk down the lane with a happy refrain. The stormy clouds had chased everyone from the place, and I was like, come on with the rain, I’ve a smile on my face. And so, […]
Future Doc: Another Brick out of the Wall
It seems that we humans have a button about walls. Walls represent barriers to our freedom and movement, a method of control. On the other hand, a wall provides us protection from the “other guys” and the invading hordes. Our bodies have numerous walls throughout our various body systems. For example, we have a blood-brain […]