Artist Highlight

DEE WASHBURN
...is a Supertrucker, singer-songwriter, watercolor painter. Born in Shreveport, LA, with musical roots in Colorado, he has spent seventeen years working in Nashville. He drives a truck cross country painting and writing songs in his downtime. His work is heavily influenced by traveling to European cities and visiting great art museums in Italy, and France. His mom is a gifted oil painter who has always encouraged his natural abilities. Awards include a 3rd place prize in the 2013 Tennessee State Fair. He has shown his art in Silver City New Mexico at Vibrations Art gallery from 2013-2014. He is influenced in art by Van Gogh, Franz Marc, Kandinsky, Chagall, Modigliani, and Matisse. Inspired by fauvism, expressionistic post- impressionistic surrealism, Dee has a great passion for modern art. His musical influences are Neil Young , Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan. Dee has written many songs and released two full length albums. Etre aux anges captures the inspiration of Folk and Americana, and the other showcases his great testament to the early 90s rock movement. Slime Rock is the title track recorded with Ma’s Disease in Colorado.