Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Mike Ousely Kentucky

Mike Ousley is a native of the coalfields of Southeastern Kentucky and draws inspiration from the region’s storytelling traditions. Ousley’s work has been exhibited widely and published. Mike has been featured twice in Artmaze Magazine’s international publication and his work was recently included in New American Paintings.

Mike Ousley’s whimsical, otherworldly paintings are inspired by his childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of Southeastern Kentucky. His work incorporates elements of myth, fairy tale, local lore, and Appalachian life and traditions.

Ousley describes his work with, “I decided I wanted to take my painting back to the way I created images as a child, inspired by the visionary art of Kentucky and other Southern Folk artists… The storytelling traditions of Appalachia are a powerful influence.”