Michael Banks - How art can save a life

Alabama artist Michael Banks describes the period of self-destruction he suffered after the death of his mother. After several years away from art, he returned to painting and rebuilt his life.
To learn more about Banks and other featured talents in The Year of Alabama Arts, visit 800alabama.com/yoa/

[@sergiorojas7863]

Love your art

[@keithbeasley5862]

I’d like to visit your studio someday...God willing I can make it to BAMA...

[@whw524]

hey a few years a go at the whohadada festival i was i think 13 and my mom and me were checking out painting to buy for her store and she LOVEd banks' and so i went off and got some cotton candy and came back and he asked for some and i saide sure then he took like half the bag and i was all "whaaat?" but thought it was funny and because i gave him my cotton candy he gave me a painting. pretty cool huh and now we have 3 of his painting in our house...awesome.

[@sbanks5529]

whw524 That definitely sounds like something he would do Lol!!

[@whw524]

@Intuitu2 not really..