About easy painting
From managing maintenance at a 2500 employee sized factory, to painting flowers!
About easy painting and the creation of this website. It's always interesting to hear a fellow artist's journey and how they got where they are today. So within that theme, I'll talk a little about my own journey with this thing we call art and about this easy painting website.
So grab that cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and I hope I can entertain you for a few minutes.
No, I am not going to give you a life history, just the points that contributed to my artistry addiction.
Lets go way back. I'm talking about being 6 years old and in the first grade. I'm fortunate to still have some of these memories, and one in particular I can honestly say was my beginnings into the world of art.
I had a friend (Daniel D.) whose whole family were associated with the arts in one way or the other, and he too had this extraordinary skill at a very early age. I can remember the beach scene he had made with waves crashing and sea gulls in the air with crayons, and to this day, I can remember the feeling of how beautiful and wonderful that picture was.
As I watched him make this drawing, most kids were barely pushing the crayon down and making very light marks to stay inside a predetermined line. Not Daniel, his tongue extended to the corner of his mouth, he pushed the crayon to its limits, extracting every ounce of color onto the paper as he mashed the wax down with each scrumble.
He already knew what he wanted, so there were no preliminary outlines. The blues for the sky went in, the tans for the sand. I remember several pieces breaking in his harsh treatment of the crayons, (and this was bad for you to break your crayons in first grade school) but in the end, what he had made was a absolute wonder to another 6 year old.
Every time I pick up and smell a box of crayons, I remember that day! I wanted to learn how to do that, and as time went by, and the many positive reinforcements received for making pictures I continued my search.
After High School, I joined the Air Force and dreamed of being an illustrator, but alas, the AF had me fixing radios for my 6 year stay.
Shaved head, cold, and away from home courtesy USAF
I wonder who else fell for the recruiters lines; " yes, your hair is short enough," this was the 70's and hair was in."Yes, you'll be home for Christmas" I had never been away from home before. "Yes, you can cross-train and become a pilot if you want!"
I had signed up but really didn't understand for what!
I did however, get to take a coarse in drawing that I know helped me tremendously in my painting, even though it was in my barracks room corner.
After my stint, (by then I had a family on the way), I found work in industry, but never forgot my dream. (neither did I stop painting).
After years of squirreling money away, and with the encouragement and support of my family, I retired from industry.
I had worked my way up from a robot service technician to managing an electronic/electrical maintenance group that serviced equipment within a 2500 employee factory. It was a wonderful experience that really helped prepare me for the business end of being an artist.
Like the now famous commercial, I wanted to pursue that dream before I was too tired to do so.
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I'm not a naked painter, it was summer, and working in the factory, I painted late at night. Having already been established in a few galleries,
(before taking the leap)
I saw the chance of supplementing my efforts with an online presence.
As most artist's today have some form of website up, I dabbled for years with mine.
Artists tend to speak visually but not so well with words. We also tend to think of our web presence as a necessary advertising tool.
But I know from seeing other artist's that are successful online,
a website can be so much more!
I had actually put a great deal of money into promoting my commercial site, and countless hours!
I quickly learned that I had neither the skills nor the time to really put into that effort. Remember, my passion is at the Easel, not the computer screen.
In my research, I came across an e-book that talked about Make Your Words Sell! I knew I really needed help here. With further reading, the booklet introduced me to SiteSell.com (SBI). In my case, I was primarily looking for a way to promote that e-commerce site, but what I found was a complete package that I wished I had found 5 years ago! I would have saved sooooo much money!
I also discovered (through the SiteSell process) that I could
teach about my passion
and save something that I feel we are losing, yet is so very important. A four hundred year old painting technique that makes it so easy to produce art. (I was introduced to the finer details of this technique in 2001 by a Russian artist, Alexia Antonov of which I'm eternally grateful)To read more about my SiteSell experience
My Site Build It Experience!
and discover the amazing things it has done for me. This web site was built by this simple program! Now that you know a little more about my walk into the Art Realm, join me in this continuing web experience. Browse around some of my demonstrations, and try to do one yourself! Send me an email with photo's of your progress. If you get stuck, maybe I can help. I promise to never spam or sell your email info. The SiteSell, Site Build It, software keeps everyone safe! I also need to acknowledge some very special people in my life. Without my wonderful wife, and support from family and friends, I don't believe I'ld have been able to chase my dreams. I'ld also like to thank my daughter. As without her courage as an example, I probably would have never learned some very hard lessons. You see, life changed very drastically for our family not long ago. In 2005 we received horrible news of cancer. She was the most bravest of young people, to face this battle for her life in her mid 20's.
For over two years, she never complained, and lived with the cards she was dealt.
Click here to see her whole story: Marlena's website. The link will open in a new window.
It is a wonderful website setup for the support of families in crisis.
One of the things I personally have learned through the experience is one must live in the "today". It's ok to remember yesterday, as some of life's hardest lessons must be remembered, but never dwell to long there as life will slip past you. It's ok to dream about the future, because without goals, you will not know where to take the next step. But stay too long there, and you become just a day dreamer, as life again will slip past you. Concentrate on living for just today. Because today, right now, is where your happiness can be found. We love and miss you baby!
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