Art by J. R. Welch

"I didn't learn to make art; I survived, and the art showed up. Everyone I draw is a memory tying to breathe ." - J. R. Welch

Selections from Witnesses & The Contested Seat

Servant

2025

24x18 inches

Charcoal and Pastel on Archival Paper

The Last Claimant

2025

55x37 inches

Charcoal and Pastel on Archival Paper

Astute
2025
24x18 inches
Charcoal and Pastel on Strathmore 500 Archival Paper

The Keeping

2025

44x30 inches

Charcoal and Pastel on Archival Paper

Swarm

2025

9x12 inches

Charcoal and Pastel on Archival Paper

Bracing

2025

16x20 inches

Charcoal and Pastel on Strathmore 500 Archival Paper

Artist Note

Charcoal and Memory

The charcoal moved, dragged by memory, instinct, and ache. The images I draw emerge from a place of survival and the American South. I draw like I remember: fragmented, distorted, honest. This is art from the hidden, unfiltered, and unwilling to look away.

Rooted + Refined

Prose and art, shaped by city streets, memory, and life.

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