When Fred was a young boy, elementary school age, his mother would send him off to

school with lunch money and he would return home with art

supplies. He came from a very large family, 8

children. Paper was in short supply so he would use grocery

bags as his canvas.

In high school, Fred met the teacher that changed his life as

an artist. This teacher, Larry "Mac" Macaray, recognized

Fred's creative talent and his obvious skill. He challenged Fred

to make art outside the boundaries of skill. He

encouraged him to go places with his imagination and without

the restriction of creating what he thought he should create,

something he believed would be acceptable. Through this

teacher's guidance Fred was given the gift of freedom to

create outside the standards of "acceptable" art and within the limitless boundaries of his own

imagination. This single experience began the foundation of all his future creation process.

For years afterward, Fred would experiment with a

variety of styles and techniques, all of them self-

discovered. Fred did not pursue art education, but rather education through

his art. During what would be college years, and

young adult years, he took a couple of art classes, but found his direction as an artist coming from within

himself, rather than through instruction, so he left the school system and began to make a way of his own.

Fred experiences art through the process of creating. He does not begin with ideas,

he allows them to present themselves

as he works. He rests in his work

rather than laboring to bring something to fruition. As a result,

he is extremely prolific.

http://www.fredbabb.com/

• http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=370305&index=24

• http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2010/04/16/fred-babb-art-project/

• http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=182253

• http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=52126

• http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=46941

• http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?exhibit=232654