Theses graphite drawings were inspired from blues songs..each vignette is my re-adaptation of those songs …each song presents a powerful testament to resistance within the face of destructive forces.. these songs/testaments are filtered through a new series I am working on entitled “Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Death in the Land of Shadows”

“Br’er Rabit and Br’er Death in the Land Of Shadows” is an ongoing project of mine that explores the intersections of Blues music/culture , Native American and southern united States Mythology/folklore, and personal insights.

Wall Drawing #3, graphite @ Lobot Gallery Oakland CA (2010)

DENIZEN was a group exhibition that discussed historical filters, circumstance and perception through form, collaborative action and material usage. Artists G. Cole Allee, Barry Beach, Lisa K. Blatt, Christopher Burch, Ross Campbell, Matthew Cella, Brett Goodroad, Vita Hewitt, Elyse Hochstadt, Jeremiah Jenkins, Ken Jensen, Geraldine Lozano, John K. Melvin presented works that explored notions of fragility, guidance, upheaval and habit. Curated by Niki Shapiro

Wall Drawing #2, graphite @ Babylon Falling SF CA (2009)

“Displaying a talent for folk sorcery…with his show, “Folk Blood Water Babies,”  Alongside framed and unframed work, the artist has drawn on the walls of the bookstore and gallery, so that entering is like walking into a pop-up book. Burch favors a Pop Surrealist drawing style and a Goya-esque cast of figures in the process of transformation. The work celebrates the grotesque in its most ancient tradition, as a spiritual totem of life.”

Traci Vorgel, SF Weekly