Ken Wild's natural art
Natural appreciation of color, texture
Maura Curley
Ken Wild's name conjures up images of artifacts and plantation ruins on the island of St. John, where he has lived since 1984 and achieved a kind of folkloric fame for his work as National Park archeologist.
Wild's career as a serious artist is lesser known.
Wild says decades of exploration and work in the natural environment have made him appreciate colors and textures and sparked his interest in oil painting.
In his archeological career he has discovered lost villages of the Cherokees, prison camps from the French Indian Wars, petroglyphs shipwrecks and more.
Wild's interest in the many dimensions of human exploration are conveyed in his multi-layered oils on canvas.
To contact Ken Wild, call him at the National Park Service in St. John at 340-776-6201. Visit his blog here.
Image: Poseidon by Ken Wild, courtesy Michael Banzhaf gallery, St. John U.S. Virgin Islands
Maura Curley is publisher of virginvoices.com
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