I love a direct approach to painting. The possibility of what oil paint can do as a material is endless.
Artist Statement
I am interested in the possibilities of combining the figure and abstraction. Much of my work over the last several years has concentrated on the depiction of the female nude. These large-scale oil paintings are painted in a direct alla prima approach, often being completed in one or two sittings.
Artist Bio
Born and raised in rural Illinois to an artist father and a preschool teacher mother, Crouch received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Illinois University in 2009. He then earned a Master of Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts from Bradley University. Crouch joined the faculty at Cameron University in Lawton Oklahoma in August of 2021 where he teaches painting and drawing.
Amanda on Stool
The Red Couch
Model on Blue
Weed
Swamp
Kim on Orange Chair
Kim with Green Pillows
Hairdo
Backyard
Kim with Orange Lamp
Kim's Back
Brothers
Swimming Hole