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"Creative" DePrie has aptly named himself, his creations and
subject matter ranging from the delicate to the bizarre. They
all maintain his distinct and instantly recognizable style,
from a soft floral to an untraditional nude. Gerald works
fast and furious, detailing his vision in pencil, pastels,
and crayon against paper. This West Virginia outsider lives
with his pet dog in a small apartment, greeting visitors,
brilliantly playing his piano, and working his unsettled style
on an ever-present stack of art paper. A Navy veteran who
is plagued by heart problems and a self-described "nervous"
condition, Gerald says he creates from "eternal space and
psychic sources emanating from God."
Gerald's work can be seen at the Huntington Museum of Art
and has been featured at the American Visionary Museum in
Baltimore. Gerald died of a heart attack at his home in May
of 1999.
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