WYSO by nature saw humor in life situations as exhibited in many of his artworks. So it is with this " Miners, Monks, Music and More." exhibit. WYSO had the deepest respect for the spiritual and prayerful monastic life. The friars were great encouragement for one another, deepening spiritual bonds through prayer, fellowship,good laughter, and stimulating fresh ideas. WYSO’s miners are primeval characters. With their hulking bodies and searchlight eyes,they drank wine, made soup with vegetables they grew, and cooked with burning coal they cracked. With chiseled faces, flickering colors, and an imaginary humorous side of his subjects, WYSO transformed a small world into a big world. He made them folksy characters, timeworn mortals.

“In his insatiable desire to make art everyday, all the time, and without regard for formal concerns beyond the internal impulse, he clearly fits the bill of a ‘visionary.’ His best work follows the wind in his mind…very brilliant and strange.” (Berrisford Boothe)

One will walk away from this exhibit with delightful lightness, a bit of humor, and an appreciation of WYSO's originality.