Life of an Artist - Lifetime Career

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Raised in Norman Oklahoma - Norman High Grad

• The desire to paint, like most artists, it's in the genes from birth 
• Oil Painting became a passion way back with paint by numbers
• Went to S. California, Studied art, stayed 14 yrs.
• Started full time as an artist in Laguna Beach, Ca.
• Returned to Oklahoma a year later
• Began painting Local Memorable Buildings - Hang outs of Norman, Ok. Also continued to paint a vast variety of subjects and painting techniques
• For 10 years I displayed and sold at invitational art shows in several surrounding states. This will explain the paintings of Mountains, Chili Pepper Stands etc.
• Opened  The Heard Art Gallery in Galveston, TX. and said goodby to traveling.
• Retired (sort of) 14 yrs. later. Closed the Gallery
• Began applying my Graphic Design skills (learned along the way)  to create digital images and buid websites. 
• The Last line was not in the original retirement plan. There were not computers when my career began.
• I still do custom paintings and graphic design
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