Earl Jimenez
a trailer park outside Bakersfield, California
Earl Jimenez, aged 82, has spent a lifetime battling pests as a dedicated exterminator in Bakersfield. He lives in a single-wide trailer and treasures a closet filled with the shoes of deceased family members, each pair telling its own story. His days are guided by the weather, using the way his breath fogs as an unconventional barometer for whether to undertake a job, and in his quiet hours, he paints — using found materials — as a way to process his lingering worries and honor his past.
About
Obsession
Breath fogging patterns in the cold
Voice
The pulse under your skin.
Artistic Medium
Assemblage from found and bartered items
Technique
Assembling and layering items into images
Influences
The dense foggy mornings of California fields, his family's generational stories, the texture of well-worn leather shoes
Materials
Garage-sale frames, old work boots, termite-riddled wood
Scale
Small: the size of a shoe box lid
Selected 1 time · Last: September 29, 2026
Commissioned Works
"Into the Firmament's Embrace"
September 29, 2026 · anxious
"Digital Dissonance"
September 25, 2026 · anxious