this is a running art exhibit. i am documenting myself disposing of, deleting, and telling the history of things like artwork, meaningful items, etc. I do make a few things along the way. most of this art is made with the heart to clean my physical and digital spaces. this was inspired by many conceptual artists, but mainly inspired by the idea of the swedish death cleanse. even this site and my original ipaintforgod.com site (now historyisart.com) will eventually vanish. Only the history is art free archive will remain. i hope you leave something behind that tells us more about you, so others don't get to have all the fun. below is one product of this exhibition; this portion of the cleanse was done in 2023. my last physical exhibition was artificial/art official at pink dog gallery (348 Depot Street, August 13–September 12, 2021) my last digital exhibition was Rooted In Love: A Collection of Paintings And Assemblage (2023).

artist talk 8/2/2025 15:50

i stopped cleaning to write this. as i was cleaning, it dawned on me that i will be making some of my last physical artworks for a period of time. within these artworks, i will primarily focus on texture, narrative, and abstraction to tell the stories that my spirit wants to tell about my experience and the life of faith. these works will be posted here and in the archive and will be available for purchase until further notice. i would like to exhibit these works at a private showing whether it be outside, in a home, or on the wall on the side of an abandoned building--anywhere that people can see them and hear the story. my art is my book and my books are art. i write with texture and abstraction. i share the story through the thing or the non-thing. i wanted to record this before i forgot. i am returning to cleaning.

artist talk 8/4/2025 11:57

as i was continuing to clean today, i realized that old thinking patterns are continuing to hinder me from making different choices in this process. for example, i am looking at items based on their potential and not looking at them based on the idea that i am cleaning now to avoid more labor on my loved ones later. so i must challenge myself not to use the old idea "but i can use this" to keep items and energy around that will be more of a bother once i am gone.