About

Gregory Van Maanen has been reborn many times in this lifetime.  Each time presented itself as a transition into another kind of life.  Each time pushed him into his unique art more deeply.
 
The first and most significant rebirth was his war experience in Vietnam in which he was seriously wounded. Essentially, he rose above the tragic and bloody tunnels and battlefield.   In his own words he was sent back to earth, having been told by a Voice that it was not his time yet, and to continue with his life.  He was still a teenager.

This near death experience became his muse.  He arrived back in …