i would like you to know…


i am a contemporary modern artist or something along those lines. my work is rooted in the ethos of the boomer generation. vibrant. under the influence. wondering and wandering. confronting. i am also neurodiverse. the styles and palettes i use conspire with messaging to create images that reflect a culmination of a unique journey of my individual, neurodiverse complexities, of which, (sigh) there are many.

my preferred mediums are oils and acrylics. i create stylized art somewhat reminiscent of the pop art style of my era using vivid, saturated color. i have a propensity or if i’m truthful, an undeniable compulsion, to explore extremes since as a neurodivergent, i am constantly negotiating the extremes of high contrast emotional and conceptual states. lines, shapes and patterns are boundaries or boundless. high contrasting colors are symbolic of the road taken or not taken. somewhere in the middle is truth where my understanding of humanity, spirituality, feminism and politics seeks to resonate a shared human experience.

as a woman with a past, a neurodivergent artist highly addicted to extremes and properly seasoned by the nuanced gray areas that exist between, i navigate life thoughtfully and with generous side-eye wariness.

then, I paint it.

welcome to my art world.

A woman with short gray hair and glasses taking a selfie in front of a colorful painting of a beach scene with a rainbow, flowers, and a butterfly.

Sam Grisham

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have queries about a particular work, how-do-i or how-might-you do-what-i-do but the way you want to do it? hit me up. finding your artist is a journey. i like the idea of being a stop along the way.

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