Self-Taught · Acrylic · Found Object
Contemporary
Yokel.
Art Bumpkin is a self-taught painter working out of a barn in Ellensburg, WA. The recent work explores the divide between rural and urban identities — real and imagined — in acrylic, enamel, and watercolor on reclaimed material.
Recent Work
The Last Few Pieces.
A tinkerer, often found making, breaking, and fixing stuff. Art Bumpkin is a Contemporary Yokel, a Post-Modern Rube, and a High-Speed Luddite. After years of sporadic creation, interruption, and other creative pursuits, he was driven to start creating visual art again in 2024.