Val de Forest Byron Parham

I am a fifth generation oil painter. For me it is life itself.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

Oil paintings & charcoal & pastel sketches.

Where do you find inspiration?

From so many things I see in nature. The beauty of the human being.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would invest in supplies needed to do a large series of portraits entitled: 'Heroes in Heaven.' Many articles I have collected if true heroes who gave their lives for others.

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