It has been a slow journey to get to a point where I want to truly invest in my growth as an artist.
Oh to be sure, I have made many starts and stops with much scribbling and painting through out my life.
At a young age an uncle bought me a couple of pencils and a large art pad back in the early 1970’s and I remember drawing everything I saw. I really remember drawing a pack of Winston cigarettes in great detail. Once I started school the drawing stopped. I tried drawing many times over those school years, but it seemed everyone else around me who could draw did it much better than myself.
I eventually left my hometown and went into the military for a time. I endend up in Germany for a while and discovered the local store had an art section. I purchased some newspaper style art pads and pencils and started drawing again. It was great. Once I left the military I got married and had kids and the drawing stopped again. Many times, I started and stopped drawing. Meanwhile the Intrenet came along, and I found all kinds of resources online for art inspiration.
After 29 years I lost my first wife to a sudden accident and after a time I turned back to Art. I bought brushes, canvases and paint. I spent a lot of time painting and drawing. Hobby Lobby and Michael’s were a frequent stopping place during that season in my life.
A few years later I met a wonderful woman and made her my wife and art kinda took a backseat for a short while, but it is back now, and I want to learn, learn, learn. She is very supportive of my art.
I am a few years away from retirement and want to get myself into a habit of painting and drawing several days a week.
What experiences have any of you had with art in your lifetime?
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Thanks, Mitchell
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