Gregory W. Blount

Acrylic on canvas

36" x 48"

Gregory Blount is a native of Athens, Georgia and has been painting for over 25 years. In the words of Winston Churchill, Happy are the painters for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end, or almost to the end, of the day.

Greg's interest in painting began as a creative counterpoint to his career as an environmental lawyer. Building on his education in Southern literature and creative writing, his formal art education includes instruction from the Woodruff Arts Center and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) while pursuing a Master of Fine Arts, among other programs.

His painting and drawings have evolved, now most often featuring layered scenes of dance and movement, evoking Southern Gothic and invoking the subconscious. His art invites viewers into a collaborative negotiation over meaning and form.

Greg's works are held primarily by private collectors and have been auctioned at nonprofit events benefitting The Atlanta Opera, The Atlanta Ballet, Weekend for Wildlife at Sea Island, the Georgia Conservancy's ecoBenefete, Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. He is a member of the Artists Club of Washington, D.C. and a former member of the Chatt Hills Gallery at Serenbe. Greg continues to practice environmental law across the US for major US corporations and lives in Atlanta and Serenbe with his wife Jane.