"Empty Chair" Joshua Gillen

"Empty Chair" Joshua GillenJoshua Gillen, Sallisaw, OK Empty Chair, 2026 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 I've drawn since I was a child. When I was 20 years old, I started painting. It was a way to express my active imagination. It also allowed me to express my observations about life in a symbolic way, leaving the work to be interpreted by the viewer. This allows their imagination to become active. In 2012 I suffered a traumatic brain injury. I lost my ability to create. I lost myself

red and yellow

the largeness of what I saw

and she had to overcome several obstacles to pursue it

the State of Illinois permanent art collection

and from romantic to nostalgic odes with delightful one-liners sprinkled throughout

It was there that he created the pseudonym Ernest Fredericks

while we may reach for the stars

12 x 12" Hardcover

and without coming together

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