Justin Gaffrey Research Paper

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Justin Gaffrey was as a renowned chef and restaurant owner before becoming the artist who he is today. His strong love for the act of creating is what drove him to his creative life of an artist, leaving the restaurant business behind him. Justin studied the works of other painters, such as Van Gogh and Monent, observing their techniques and finding new ways to improve his own works of art. He found every possible reason to paint. The style in his work was compared to folk and primitive art. He eventually grew out of that style, strictly working with pure acrylic paint, producing works of breathtaking beauty and complexity (http://justinmadebyhand.com/artist/). “Over the last couple of years, I have been putting together a body of work that

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