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.
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