Riverson Fine Art features contemporary figurative art by Mississippi Delta Artist Joe Moorman

"River Temple"
charcoal on paper. 29 in x 13.75 in.

"River Temple" is to be used as an illustration for a novel I am writing.  The current working title of the novel is "The Man Who Stole Writing."  It is the story of a slave boy named Ram who escapes from a temple after being falsely accused and condemned.  I wrote a short version of Ram's story, which I called "A Man of No Consequence." a few years ago. The details of the story have changed somewhat, but the essense of the story is still the same.

Riverson Fine Art and Mississippi Delta artist Joe Moorman

I am a self-taught artist from the Mississippi Delta. My media include painting, mosaic, collage and assemblage. I strive to create art that is subtle and expressive, but sometimes I end up producing work that is political in nature. My political art is usually aimed at Fundamentalism or the corporations that control our media and government. To that extent, I consider myself to be working in the tradition of the Southern evangelical folk artist.  My childhood was rural, southern and Mormon.  The archetype of the prophet figures largely in my work.

Portfolio

A complete portfolio of Joe Moorman's artwork can be viewed using the sitemap or the pages that group the art by theme, media or aspects of style.  The links to the theme pages are in the bottom menu bar.

 Website and images copyright 2004 Joe Moorman.  Not to be reproduced without express permission.