“I hate the word artist. I believe it is a title that needs to be earned and not thrown around as lightly as it has been in the past. I am not an artist, but I aspire to live up to the title in the future. I hope my work conveys what I feel, and evokes that same deep emotion in you. If I do, then I have accomplished my goal. Enjoy….”
—Drew Merritt
Drew Merritt aspires to earn the title of artist, and he works hard to convey a broad spectrum of feelings. Feelings like Loneliness, vanity, and even contentment. He paves a highway into the emotional world (visually) by creating empathy in the viewer. The use of vivid colors, and his almost graphic style, creates a visual biography around the subject, showing who they are, and where they’ve been. His ever-changing body of work utilizes a vast array of mediums and textures, while putting classic subjects in a contemporary setting.
Drew, and his work, has been described as: Contemporary • Modern • Impressionistic • Abstract • Street and Graffiti Artist • Commissioned • Up and Coming • Independent • Unrepresented • Large Scale • Muralist • Iron and Metal Artist • Sculptural • Multi-media • Mixed-media • Children Book artist • Self-represented