Rusty SHERRILL

Born in Lakeland, Florida, I had a childhood full of monster and sci-fimovies, comic books, hotrods, skateboarding and surfing.

In the pages of hotrod magazines I discovered Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, who would become one of my greatest influences. After graduating art school in Tampa, I moved to California, the land of Kustom Kulture, where I worked as an artist in the surf clothing industry for 25 years.

Although I never got to meet Ed Roth, I did meet Robert Williams, the father of Lowbrow art. Seeing Robert’s paintings in galleries, and knowing they were being taken seriously, helped me make the leap into the fine art world where I could pursue my lifelong dream of making a living off my paintings.

Currently I’m working on my ongoing series, “The Human Condition.” These pieces, additional works, and my painting process can be viewed in my online portfolio.