Buster and Joey at Mare Serentinatis

Darryl Halbrooks 

Darryl Halbrooks is an artist, writer and professor emeritus from Eastern Kentucky University as well as visiting professor at East Carolina University. His art work varies greatly in subject matter and style, ranging from abstract to hyper-real. 

He works every day in his studios in Kentucky or Colorado and his work has been included in over 200 exhibitions, including solo shows at the Huntington (WVA) Museum and the Memphis Museum of Art and elsewhere. It is represented in many private, public and corporate collections. He is the author of twelve books of fiction and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. 

His artwork and fiction can be viewed at www.darrylhalbrooks.com.

“I have been writing for more than twenty years and painting for more than fifty years. As a visual artist, for the last four years I have been working with three main themes. The first is the interface between religion and science, the second is landscape and the third abstraction. The elements that give all these pieces (in my opinion) a WOW factor is the media … namely acrylic and epoxy on Plexiglas. The epoxy greatly enhances the richness of the acrylic color, which can otherwise, often seem flat and dull. This medium also allows me to produce thin, easily transportable, but rather large paintings.

In the end, whether as a writer or visual artist, my first duty is to entertain and please myself. If I know the work is sound, I can write about tragedy, paint fake religious figures or make total abstractions … and have the most fun ever.”