ABOUT THE ARTIST
BUSCH was transplanted from his historic Bayou St. John studio in New Orleans to Las Vegas, Nevada by events spawned by Hurricane Katrina.  He is a committed and active self-taught artist, who paints from the soul and evokes varied emotions throughout his neo-expressionistic and abstract paintings.

His acrylic on canvas paintings are imbued with energy and emotive nuance through the complex use of color; congruent color that reveals a dense surface of dimensionality and depth with balance and wholeness. Full of life and intense color, he defines his style and work as "the purest expression of his tremendous positive spirit infused by his deep yearning to create, inspire and provoke thought." His visual sophistication and energetic painting style has been met with wide critical acclaim.

Busch was born in Rochester, New York and raised on a small farm just outside the urban industrial center. Like one of his artistic influences, Jasper Johns, he attended school at the University of South Carolina, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies. He subsequently earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law (New Orleans, Louisiana).

An attorney by trade, Busch has made the smooth transition from the analytical left brain to the creative right brain. He finds painting to be both a respite from the world and, more importantly, an outlet for his strong and determined passion and desire to create. Other inspirations for Busch include Francesco Clemente, Alice Neel, Elaine de Kooning, and Basquiat, among others.

This is his third exhibition at d.o.c.s. gallery. His paintings have been shown in New York, Chicago, and Vail, among others. His work is sold, commissioned and collected nationally, as well as internationally, and he has been exhibited at the Alexandria (Louisiana) Museum of Art and New Orleans Contemporary Art Center.  His work was also featured in the Canadian television show "My Global Adventure", which was televised across the globe to more than 300 million viewers.