Artist Bio
I have been doing this for over 10 years. I currently work next door to Goodman Community Center at Madison Kipp. All drawings are done on heavyweight construction paper in oil and pastels or oil over wax crayon. I consider my work as outsider art. I have always liked folk art, even when I was a kid.
What I do most besides drawing is building bird houses from found materials, something I have been doing for over 40 years.
To contact Westrud about his art, email gogoshoes61@gmail.com.
About the Ballweg Gallery
Goodman Center's Diane Endres Ballweg Gallery displays work by emerging and contemporary artists with a tie to Madison. It's free and open for all to enjoy — check out our latest exhibit off the main entrance of our Ironworks Building.
Art by members of the Madison Art Guild
February 1, 2026
“Art Has the Power to Create Community” — At the Ballweg Gallery in February 2026
Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery
Grassroot effort aims to upgrade Demetral’s track with a modern surface
January 27, 2026
Eastside Community Track & Field Fund works to replace the park’s aging cinder track.
Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News
August McGinnity-Wake takes a page from Paul’s Books
January 22, 2026
East sider stocks his basement with 2,000 books from store’s collection.