Roger Williamson

The author of several books including The Sun at Night, Lucifer Diaries,The Black Book of the Jackal and Tarot of the Morning Star.

Nobody deserves the "outsider" tag more than Roger Williamson.

Completely self-taught, mysteriously moved in his 40's to take up the

brush, gloriously isolated from mainstream curatorial prerogatives paints for no one but himself. Even if every other mammal stepped off the planet, he'd almost

surely go on doing his Muses' dirty work. Yet the artist hasn't a

single naive bone in his body. And while (the odd portrait excepted) he

strictly depicts images from his own rich inner life, Williamson, like

the universe itself, loathes stasis.

Wanderlust and constant self-transformation figure in every aspect of

the UK transplant's life, from his ongoing exploration of ceremonial

magic, shamanism, and a few dozen related disciplines to his nine

published books. Equally adept at tweaking received themes and

representing newly broached regions of his deepest psyche, Williamson

defies cookie-cutter assumptions about visionary artists simply by

following his heart. Neither prophet nor poet the painter most often

finds (and/or loses) himself playing journalist/spy in some of quantum

reality's diciest opportunity zones, intent on bringing us everything

Prometheus didn't. --Rod Smith

See my online portfolio at http://rogerwilliamsonart.com/