Doug Messamer, Long Creek, SC
I create 2d and 3d steel paintings, sculptures, gates, and other types of art works. Everything is hand drawn with soapstone, hand cut with a plasma torch, acid washed, hand painted and stained. Plasma torch cutting makes the outlines of the subjects visible if backlit. An acetylene torch creates the blues of the sky or water. Heating mild steel to 500 degrees F creates a blue that cannot be matched by staining or paint. Because everything is hand drawn there are no two works that are the same.
