Billy #2
94 x 42 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2015

 

 

Billy
94 x 42 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2015

 

 

Spaceman O.T. #6
94 x 47 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2015

 

 

Theresa
94 x 42 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2015

 

 

Tinesha
94 x 42 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2014

 

 

Jack L.
94 x 42 inches
charcoal & graphite on paper
2014

 

 

Interview with JOEL DANIEL PHILLIPS:

Your childhood ambition:

When I was a child I wanted to be a poet or an itinerant swordsman. Wordsmithing turned out to be too difficult and no one was hiring mercenaries, so I settled on drawing instead.

Something you treasure:

Outside of art I love to grow things, and am currently in the process of turning my studio into a jungle.

Your worst habit:

Smoking. I need to quit that.

The aspect of your work that’s most important to you:

Hmm, this is a hard one to answer. I draw because I’ve found it to be an incredible way to process and understand the world around me, so I guess I would say that the most important aspect of my work is its meditative nature.

Your first job:

Mucking out horse stalls, of all things.

Someone whose work you highly recommend:

Christine Aria Hostetler: www.christinearia.com

 

 

See more of Joel Daniel Phillip’s work here.