Sherwin Long

Bio for Website: Artist Bio  Sherwin Long is an illustrator and freelance artist from Boston, Massachusetts. His journey started as a graffiti writer at Artist for Humanity. He graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art. He has a wide variety of work and a technique that is extremely versatile with mediums ranging from acrylic and watercolor to charcoal and pastel drawings. The size of his work is just as diverse, with small pieces painted on wood surfaces to larger pieces painted on canvas. His work is heavily influenced by the graffiti and murals in his community with a splash of fine art, making his work unique. He is a mainly inspired by music, poetry, spiritually, mythology, and architecture. Sherwin has displayed his work at the State House, City Hall, Museum of Fine arts, a plethora of Boston galleries, art battles, in local businesses and libraries. He has also had the opportunity to teach many art classes in his community. Art has always been his passion and a crucial part of his life since an early age so he enjoys the chance to expand the imagination of young minds. He has also participated in various community organizations and has hosted cultural events in collaboration with other artists in hopes to provide his community with access to view and purchase fine art but also to provide a platform for local artists to display their work.

Materials and Techniques: I collect newspaper and magazines then cut out all the words that standout to me. Then I arrange them in meaningful sentences on a canvas. Then mount them on, paint my subject over it allowing some words to show through.

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