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Welcome To:

   ~ Who Is That Flyin' HellHound? ~

 ~ W.D. Harden ~

The Artist Behind the HellHound Trail… Born and raised in a small town in south Georgia,WD grew up learning to appreciate and love the simple things in life. He graduated from UGA and began his career in Agronomy, though working in a laboratory became less than a labor of love... So the story began ~ WD became aware of and fascinated by folk / outsider art as a genre. Amazed by the work he witnessed it gave him the Inspiration and Courage to try his own hand creating his unique style of work!  R.A. Miller was a major influence in WD' s work and later became a wonderful friend & mentor. (RIP Our Beloved R.A. ~ Gone to The Stars ~ 1912-2006... You Will Be Truly Missed!!) Other early influences include: Tubby Brown, Rev. Howard Finster, St. E.O.M., Bill Traylor, Jim Sudduth and many other great Southern Outsiders! Warren D. has been successful as an Outsider/Self Taught artist ever since!

Newer Inspirations Include... The beautiful Gypsy Moon Child, New Mexico High Desert artist/musician extraordinaire, J.D. Sipe, Georgia Boys: Eric Legge & Jon Whiddon. Harden, a musician / guitarist with a love for the original blues of Robert Johnson, was inspired by the lyrics of perhaps Johnson's most famous tune, "Got a HellHound on My Trail." The story of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the Devil in exchange for being able to be the best musician and play guitar like no other man, stalked the rest of his days by HellHounds to make sure the Devil collected on the promise, is a biting lesson to beware of bad bargains, and has been a profound influence on Harden in developing his signature character, and his new spin off characters with his artistic cosmology!    

 

And The Road ~ Goes On Forever... Over a decade ago, WD started out painting his own interpretation of those HellHounds and has painted them ever since! Music plays a HUGE role in his creative process... Jammin' to the Blues makes his Paint Brush Fly! WD is letting his creative Mojo Flow... out in his studio, gettin' down and spinnin' the discs of The Allman Brothers Band, the new works of Bob Dylan, young blues wonder Sean Costello, cosmic blues by the incredible John Hammond, the warped streetwise poetry of Tom Waits, down home blues interpretation of Doc & Merle Watson, the pop/blues/rock of Athens GA's Bill Mallonee, the midlife in your face rage of Steve Earle's rockin' alt country blues and many more.

The HellHound has become his most well known signature character, however over the years, WD has diversified so much from his early years and on any day can be found painting Flyin' HellHounds, Helligators, guitar tailed snakes, stunning abstract totems, and surprise subjects such as religious / political satire, that just jump out! Currently, WD is venturing into an incredible NEW expression from within himself ~ a very Individualistic RAW abstract style where anything goes! Paintings, Character Cut Outs, & Amazing Colorful Abstract Assemblages using found objects and recycled oddity's are now being created! 

"Stay Tuned" HellHound fans for more of WD's inner visions, you just never know what he will create next! Check WD's current listings for his new works!!