Serge Lecomte was born in Belgium. He came to the States where he spent his teens in Brooklyn. After graduation from Tilden H. S. he joined the Medical Corps in the Air Force. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in Russian Literature with a minor in French Literature. He worked as a Green Beret language instructor at Fort Bragg, NC from 1975-78. In 1988 he received a B.A. in Spanish Literature. He worked as a language teacher at the University of Alaska (1978-1997). He worked as a house builder, pipefitter, orderly in a hospital, gardener, landscaper, driller for an assaying company, bartender in one of Fairbanks’ worst bars.

On the work…

The natural world is in constant flux and so my brush follows the changes I see in my mind, where animals and plants mutate to create a surreal tapestry. Nothing is ever as it is “supposed to be” and there is no explanation for the question: “What is it?” The images are a blend of the natural world and imaginary creatures.