Dos Folkies Gallery: Outsider - Self-taught - Art Brut

Behold the world of Richard Burnside.  Ancient African ancestors, kings and queens, beasts and bugs all pass across the Burnside landscape.  Vivid enamals on board are often applied so thick that the images rise off the surface.  Richard glues pine cone pieces sometimes for teeth and claws.  His works are popular icons at The House of Blues locations around the country and he's been featured in Raw Vision magazine.  Richard Burnside was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1944. He spent some time in the military and has worked as a chef, but his visions of an ancient world have compelled him to paint since the 1980's.  Richard also paints on gourds, paper and found objects.    He spends most of his time creating art and living quietly in South Carolina.