About Me
Painting allows Gregory new ways to express the layers of feelings that come with trying to live life in a meaningful way despite his severe physical constraints. Gregory uses his feet to accomplish most fine motor skill tasks like his painting and cooking. Throughout his unique experience as an artist and male with no arms in a society geared toward “handedness,” emotional reaction to himself, his work and his interactions with society have always been strong and at times confusing. His art allows him to both reach out as well as explain some of those emotions both for himself and for others. Painting being non-judgmental allows Greg the freedom to view his previous emotional states from a more objective view and be guided by what he sees within his paintings to a deeper sense of self and his place in society. During this time of reflection, creation and creativity are their most open to symbols and change, about themselves in time and who people are as developing souls.
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