Spencer Herr is an Asheville, NC artist with roots in the Southwest. He was raised exploring the deserts and mountains of that region and his paintings reflect his love of those rugged environments. Spencer views his paintings as journal entries that document places, relationships and states of mind.
Spencer came to the Southeast by way of Virginia where he worked as a carpenter and lived in difficult circumstances. He coped with frozen plumbing and piling snow on his bedroom floor by building an easel and creating paintings that reflected his sense of longing and lack of control.
Spencer's current work explores themes of devotion, wonderment and uncertainty. the layers Spencer uses to express his ideas, emotions and memories are present with a depth that only maturity in life and confidence in painting can produce.
Spencer came to the Southeast by way of Virginia where he worked as a carpenter and lived in difficult circumstances. He coped with frozen plumbing and piling snow on his bedroom floor by building an easel and creating paintings that reflected his sense of longing and lack of control.
Spencer's current work explores themes of devotion, wonderment and uncertainty. the layers Spencer uses to express his ideas, emotions and memories are present with a depth that only maturity in life and confidence in painting can produce.
