Creating art, is like breathing, to stop would would be catastrophic to my health. Creating art is my form of healing from the PTSD of war
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I have been creating since I can remember, with that being said, I can say which is my favorite way to participate in art. The last couple of years I have been drawn to abstraction. Teaching students all day about the different art movements and art fundamentals as me especially eager for mind play of the knife or paint tray of leftover paint. I have been known to use oils, watercolor, currently working in acrylics- that's what paint my students have left over at the end of the day.
Where do you find inspiration?As an Artist I find myself looking for expression, from my students, life, and most the escape of war. Art was in some form part of my whole, yet adult decisions, led to adult experience of life aka joined the Army and Ohio’s National Guard was deployed to Iraq 2004-05. When I'm working on art or teaching, the sound effects of war go away. Find inspiration in the little things, and the creative ability of my students. By the kind of artist I would like to be. My philosophy of my art has ...
What would you do with $25,000?Pay off some bills, and be nice to myself and get a new computer. Like a G5 tower Mac with extra hard drives. Good processor, 2T Ram at least 5T SSD. Maybe asking too much, but I can dream. Other bills pay off truck, medical bills, and put money on credit cards. My wife would also request a trip to Florida to visit friends.
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