Artist Statement:
Spencer Fortner, who goes by the moniker Spencer JF Grey, was born in Maryland and raised in the suburbs right outside Portland since the age of 5. Spencer had grown appreciation for art at an early age; drawing pictures and comic strips for friends and staff at his elementary school. He spent just as much if not more time drawing in class as he did listening to the teacher or taking part in the day's lessons. However, when it came to being taught and reading about mythology, he was captured. Stories of the gods, goddesses, titans and their powers and effects on the ancient societies were and still are inspiring to Spencer. Outside of schooling, Spencer had developed a love for birds, and nature with a lot of that live stemming on hikes with his father, John, throughout the Pacific Northwest. His love for nature and animals also developed from his time spent on his grandparents farm in Boring, Oregon where their were an abundance of dogs, cats chickens, a horse, a goat and they loved him back.
Now as an adult, having been exposed to many new experiences, taking trips within his own mind and also outside of the Pacific Northwest, hopping trains, hitchhiking, sailing, sometimes taking flights to as far Germany and the surrounding areas, his inspiration to create has only grown and morphed. He now finds painting to be his most enjoyable outlet for creativity and still draws inspiration from mythology and nature but also from music, the occult, and what is magical and mystical in our daily lives that he opens his heart and mind to.
Currently he has artwork on display for sale at the Eisenhower Bagelhouse where he had been approached by the staff and owner to have a show. Now there are six pieces displayed that theme is a mix of mythology, nature, magic and psychedelia. The show opened at the end of January and shall be up till the end of March.
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