The Liberation of Darrel Johnston

It seems that with each film I make I am continually moved by the people who open up their lives to me, and so it was no different with artist Darrel Johnston. I had the chance to spend a lot of time with Darrel, and during this time, I came to see him as a compassionate man whose work moved me on so many different levels, so much that we even purchased his work for our home.

In fact, that's how we came to meet him. Our friend Peggy Avila, a talented potter and staunch supporter of local artists, was having a show in Devore and we met Darrel. At the end of the night, we walked away with one of Darrel's sailboats.

Art is such a personal experience, and even more so, when an individual sets out to actually purchase it. I hope that you are as moved as I am by not only Darrel's story, but by his power to say so much with his work.

Many people have asked me how to contact Darrel so they can purchase his work. The best way to get in touch with him is by looking him up on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/darreljohnston.

You can also shoot me an email and I can forward his information to you. I am not at liberty to divulge all the details at this time, but there is talk of a big-name gallery putting a show together for Darrel, so I look forward to seeing how the rest of his story unfolds.

As always, thank you for your time and willingness to take an interest in my work.