ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“I paint subject matter and technique according to how I feel. I paint Indian Art (Western) when I feel like doing something with my heritage. Being a Lumbee Indian from Robenson County in North Carolina.

I paint sports when I feel like doing something exiting with a lot of color and movement. I draw from my experiences from when I played professional baseball for ten years. Cincinnati Reds, N.Y. Yankees and San Diego Padres.

I paint North Carolina landscapes when I feel homesick for the farmland, which I grew up on.

I do contemporary art when I feel like using color without any detail, complete freedom.”

PROFILE

Gene was born in Pembroke, North Carolina and was raised on the Lumbee Nation. His native culture has given him insights to nature that come alive on his canvas. His passion and discipline from ten years as a professional baseball player gives him the prospective of professional competition. He brings this insight for competition to his art with a vivid and soulful connection to the viewer. After over twenty years as a professional artist Gene’s work has been widely published and has graced the collections of innumerable luminaries, from several major league sports teams and star athletes, the White House and the Pentagon, to hotels, resorts, hospitals, and universities throughout the nation.