I believe that my art is a quest to capture the texture, the magic and the unvarnished truth of my memories, faith, humor, and, most of all, my love.  What I am.  What I have seen.  What I have never seen, but know is there.  Waiting.  Smiling.  Laughing softly.  My work is largely painted wood sculpture, supported by old rust pieces, broken mirrors, toys and many types of found objects.  It is rough, strong, never quite finished, never pretty or nice.  A critic, in 1999 described my work this way:  “His (Don Howard’s) work is fresh, honest and spirited, with a love of life.  He offers a visual language that thumbs its nose at formalist concerts in art, bun communicates in volumes the feelings he has toward the topic. “