About Ashe

 

Ashe received a B.A. in Painting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1993. From 1991 to 2003, he maintained a studio in Manhattan and also taught undergraduate design, drawing, and painting classes. Since moving back to Austin in 2001, he has taught art at Texas State University and Austin Community College. Ashe lives and works in Austin, Texas with his wife and son.  Ashe has exhibited his work in galleries and shows in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Texas

Artist’s statement
 

My oil paintings have highly textured surfaces in which I try to merge the physicality of the accumulating paint with characteristics of spatial illusion.  My goal is to make images that encourage the viewer of each image to come back and find something new in each viewing and to commit to a more complex experience, which requires a longer look.  My work is typically oil on canvas, linen or board.