Growing Boys Adam Caldwell Sam Yong is a self-taught

Sam Yong is a self-taught painter and illustrator from Melbourne

symbolizing the fear of the unseen and unknown

Alchemy symbols and mandalas serve as ancient codex

Are the settings depicted here the product of a child’s imagination

The work presented on this site is an overview of the many themes that run through my thought process

Growing Boys Adam Caldwell Sam Yong is a self-taughtDetails About Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. 2020 21 x 27 in. (f) Jacqueline Gallagher "Painter of Zombies and the Disturbed. Or Disturbed Zombie Painter I forget which. These figures are contradictions, beautiful and grotesque at the same time. They float through their worlds driven by craving, vanity, and addiction, caught in moments of stiff poses and comedic indulgence. They put themselves on display for the world as their bodies and minds slowly