ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“Under the boot of self-perpetuating political and social degradation, I crawl, hoping they won’t notice. With the whip gray existence and the stick of red intention, I fight. Lights and grease, that’s what they are. I paint them. The brilliance and the work of one not noticed, not by those that claim to carry their food rations. I paint them because my contempt for the others and their cages and rules grows.

I paint them because the others don’t see some things. I paint them because I am from California. I paint them because I have no choice.”

PROFILE

Weston was born in La Mesa and raised in Ramona. He worked as a busboy, waiter, telemarketer, bookstore clerk, and Juvenile Hall guard. He received his B.S. from San Diego State and his M.S. from San Jose State. He began drawing at San Diego State and took a few painting classes while there. Weston continued to paint at some pace since 1990. He lived in San Francisco and Oakland, working as a bureaucrat until his return to San Diego in 2001. He is a member of the SDMA Artists Guild, the Clairemont Art Guild, COVA, the Escondido Arts Partnership, and the California Art Club.