Title: Freedom Dance - The Cuban Uprising 2021

Artist: Gregory W. Blount

Medium: Acrylic and stain on wood panel

Size: 40" x 30"

About the Artist:

Gregory (Greg) W. Blount

Painter working in oil, acrylic, encaustic, and other media.

Education and Background

Gregory Blount is a native of Athens, Georgia and began painting in Atlanta over 20 years ago as a pastime from his practice as an environmental lawyer and partner at a major Atlanta law firm. His art education began with evening classes associated with the Woodruff Arts Center and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), among other clinics. He enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at SCAD in 2016. After completing his first quarter of work he was compelled to withdraw from the program for professional reasons.

His work has been collected and sold at many nonprofit galas including The Atlanta Opera Ball, The Atlanta Ballet Ball, Weekend for Wildlife at Sea Island, the Georgia Conservancy's ecoBenefete and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. Most recently, he has joined a collaboration of artists at the Chatt Hills Gallery at Serenbe, where his work is shown and sold.

Artistic Approach

Compelling art asks open-ended questions of the viewer. Art should be a negotiation with the viewer, just as the artist must negotiate with paint and canvas in making art.

Much of his early work was inspired by wildlife and natural subjects. In recent years his art has been influenced by movement and dance, based on associations with the Atlanta Ballet and Terminus Modern Ballet Theater. His work incorporates political and social themes as well.

Greg is also a member of the Arts Club of Washington, DC and the Atlanta Artists Center.

The Artist is shown at the Chatt Hills Gallery in Serenbe.