I am currently enjoying sharing my current work and projects with all of you. However, I think it's time to share a little bit more about my past and how I got here. My early inspirations and what drove me to be an artist in the first place, as well as all the different twists and turns my artist journey has taken me through the decades of the 70's, 80's, 90's, as well as the current decades in the new Millenium. I look forward sharing this look back with all of you in up-and-coming posts in the future. As always feel free to leave comments about any thoughts you may have. I look forward to hearing from you!
My Journey as an Artist: Part 5 As I went through the 90's I was still doing many small press illustrations as a freelance contract artist, however, in 1992 I learned how to work in watercolor paints and then began a career in doing landscapes in watercolor. I did watercolor paintings featuring mountains, trees, and oceans and had a fun time doing it. As I got more experience in painting, I began to look for forums to showcase my paintings. I managed to find 2 galleries locally that were instrumental in showing my work. They were Pro Arts, and the Center for Visual Arts both located in Downtown Oakland. I got a vast amount of knowledge in how gallery preparation and shows worked and was able to display paintings in neighboring San Francisco. As the 90's began to wind down I purchased my first ever personal computer, which would yet again take my art journey into another direction. In part 6 of my journey, I will explore the early 2000s and how I made th...
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