Gabriel Liston makes pictures of children taking the world apart from the inside out.

Born in Texas in 1973, he was raised in Western Colorado, studied art there, in Denver, and in Portland, Oregon where he and his wife now live. He has a handful of siblings and children.

His paintings are always at plus gallery.

A studio residency and show of new works, Take That and Stand by for Trouble, at New American Art Union runs 2 April - 9 May 2010.

Gabriel Liston paints for a better night's sleep.

Lastwater was a spring in the White River National Forest of Colorado on the Western side of the Flattops. The water was exceptional and there was a pipe with a spigot for easy access. Roughly a decade ago, the Forest Service determined the coliform count was too high and removed the pipe.