Live action, stills, and animation combine to tell a remarkable story of an artist I'd never heard of. How many other fine artists go unrecognized in their lifetime like this? This biography was produced by his daughter.
His style was somewhat primitive, because he was mostly self taught. He seemed to be extremely prolific, often repainting the same scenery over and over, for many years. Many of his paintings are shown in the film, sometimes using animation to transition from the narrative into his paintings.
All his life, the only thing he wanted to be was a painter. His color palate seemed to be dominated by the use of strong colors, especially reds, blues and yellows. He worked in an impressionistic style.
By the 1960s, after 30 years of work, he finally started getting his work exhibited in major galleries
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