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"Bob Ross Meets Frank Sinatra"
– Steve Doocy, FOX & Friends
Joe Everson is a renaissance man — artist, vocalist, musician, and photographer. His viral videos of singing the National Anthem while painting a live-action artwork have over 250 million views.
Joe travels the nation performing for professional sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, and celebrities. He has been featured on FOX News, ESPN Sports Center, Fox Sports, SB Nation, NHL.com, Washington Times, CBS sports, USA Today, Huffington Post and has had nationwide coverage from media.
Reasons to Collect Joe’s Art
1. Joe Everson is America’s only singing painter.
2. He has over 250 million views on social media for his National Anthem Performances, making him an overnight sensation.
3. Two of Joe’s paintings sold for over $100,000 in Los Angeles.
4. He has helped raise over 2 million for different veteran causes like Honor Flight, Folds of Honor, Special Operations Care Fund, Luke’s Wings, USO San Diego, Carrington Charitable Foundation.
5. Joe is in the corporate collection of Hard Rock Hotels, General Mills, Toyota North America, Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks.
6. He is in the private collection of Arnold Schwarzenegger (owns 4 paintings), General Colin Powell, American Actor Michael Rooker from Guardians of the Galaxy, Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green, Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons Dan Quinn.
7. He has had four national news network appearances, and has been covered by local news in hundreds of cities.
“Chasing Picasso”
Joe Everson likes to break the rules. Inspired by a former art teacher’s advice (a riff on Picasso’s own words)—“The best artists learn the rules so they know how to break them”—Everson decided early on to take a divergent path. A rebellious spirit, he believed art class assignments were a waste of time, much preferring his own abstract form of expression than heavily moderated direction. After high school, Everson faced the uncertainty art careers bring, and opted for something more stable. But his need to create got the better of him, and when he ultimately found himself moving from his home state of Michigan, to South Carolina years later, he knew it was time to take the plunge. “I feel like a lot of people think they have to do “life” a certain way. It’s hard to leave the security of a stable job to chase a dream,” he says. “But high risk is good reward sometimes.” Everson created his first studio out of a laundry room in 2010 , and he has been coasting on the reward ever since. Perhaps the most daunting question for any artist is what legacy to leave behind. Everson points out that “for a while, I wanted to be the guy that could see something and paint it in perfect realism. I’ve changed from that,” he says. Everson’s work is fairly hard to define. Whereas most artists will happily concentrate their efforts on perfecting one subject in one style, in one medium, Joe hates the idea of being “put in a box”. “Many artists become famous for recognizable imagery. People collect them because their art becomes familiar. But art is subjective. Not everyone likes the same things. I prefer to be all things to all people. I want the viewer to be able to look at my entire oeuvre of work, and find something they like. It doesn’t work for every artist. Pablo Picasso was able to do it. So, I guess if I have to find inspiration from somewhere, why not chase Picasso?”