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My paintings are geared around the ideas of nostalgia, regionalism and normalcy. Being originally from Tennessee, I grew up around the regional art my parents collected. Art based around my own surroundings. After going to Europe I found myself feeling aged, sorting through old family photos in an attempt to gain some perspective on who I was and where I'm from. What was expected of me as an adult? What is expected of me as an American? The truth became clear to me that, as an American, growing up in the South, I shouldn't/couldn't ignore where I was from.

Peyton Freiman