Hello, it's Antries, and welcome to another episode of the Sabby Painter Podcast.

Greg Decker is my guest today. Greg is a symbolist painter living in southern New Mexico.

He holds two MFA's, one from Cranbrook Academy of Art and another from the New York Academy of Art.

And another from the New York Academy of Art.

He's studied with Leland Bell, Fairfield Porter, John Moore,

Vincent Desiderio, and Martha Earlebacher.

You know, I have to say, I never thought

that I would hear Beethoven and the Ramones

mentioned in the same sentence, but that's what Greg does. He weaves together ideas from history, literature, philosophy, and divorce sources to create his work.

I'm going to give it thank you to Julian Davis for bringing Greg and his luscious paintings to my attention.

Here is Greg Decker.

Greg, welcome to the Zabby podcast, and thank you so much for your time today and sharing your insights.

Thank you, I appreciate it. It's great to be able to talk with you.

Can you describe to me a little bit? I know you were you

started your life in Africa in the Congo I believe. Yes. I would love to hear you talk

a little bit about growing up there and how that has influenced your work.

Well, I'm actually absolutely non-religious, but I grew up as a missionary boy.

That didn't have a whole lot to do with my upbringing in terms of the way

that it influenced my work I do deal with religious themes kind of on it on the

other end of it now.

But I'm really a non-believer, and that's important to me.

And it's important for me to say that, frankly,

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