[4] Art critics have called Koons' distinctive style “magic realistic,” because the viewer tends to read into the picture more than actually appears.
[5] Koons’ deceptively simple paintings, mostly in watercolor or polymer, give the viewer an impression of extreme detail in old buildings such as barns, cotton gins, and mills.
[6][7] In a 2010 interview, Koons told a reporter, "Bob Jones, Sr. once said you can't get the sand out the country boy's ears.
My experience as a child and youth in rural Michigan has given me knowledge of my subjects, thus the opportunity to record this passing history of Americana.
[9] Koons made a hobby of giving religious “chalk talks” to church groups especially during the Christmas and Easter seasons.