Joshua SchickerFollow
About the Artist

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Joshua was always working with his hands and interested in anything creative. He traveled extensively with his family, spending time in Izmir, Turkey, Guam and Washington State.  A naturally talented artist with a scientific mind, Schicker drew from diverse experiences both for cultural inspiration and knowledge. After moving to Phoenix, Arizona as a freshman in high school, he studied for over 6 years under a local professor that excelled as a traditional figurative artist. Learning traditional, mixed media and digital art was a great asset for his method. "Being a centered brain individual, the computer is just as important for me as is the canvas and paint. I have been creative since I could pick up a crayon." Drawing from his traditional training as well as his desire to explore new techniques, Schicker has developed a distinctive style that combines recognizable shapes and abstract sensibilities and to create non-realistic compositions that contain hints of representational elements. His paintings often evoke familiar subjects, but expressed in a manner that leaves room for interpretation.