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United States
Painting, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 18 W x 18 H x 0.8 D in
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Growing up in a rural area with lots of farms and animals, I've always been fascinated by color and proud nature of rooster as they strut their stuff around their territory. This painting reflects that proud nature of the rooster. I've added a bright red watermelon slice to the painting for another splash of my favorite color, red. This painting was originally done on a cradled wooden panel with a palette knife and large splashed of paint.
Painting:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:18 W x 18 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:United States.
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The truth is, I've always been creative, musical and artistic. But, I'm a late bloomer. I showed mild interest in art when I was a kid but only participated in the typical projects and classes that were given to everyone. I suppose I was too afraid for a period of time to express myself, nor did I realize what my artistic abilities were. In high school, I was editor of our literary magazine, called the Autograph. I recall drawing a small illustration for one of the essays that I had written. Primarily at the time, writing and piano were my artistic outlets, although I never really felt that I excelled in either one. Painting wasn't something I did at all, except for during an art class that I took as an elective in 11th grade. In college, I continued expressing myself through writing, but short of an elective art history class, I did nothing related to drawing or painting. At age 23, I met a girl who helped me realize that I could actually sing, something I had also never done in my life but had always secretly wished I could do. Once I discovered my latent talent for singing, I never looked back, but went full force into developing the voice that God has given me. I went to seminary and studied voice and theology. I even recorded numerous albums, mostly around Christmas, and have at this point performed solo concerts in churches and other venues throughout the Southeast. This is something that continues to be a part of my life. It was May of 2005 and my grandmother Kitty, whom I had known and loved my whole life, passed away at the age of 93. Being that hers was the first really close experience I ever had with death, I took her passing with a lot of difficulty. Over the following month, I felt that there must be something that I could do both to memorialize her and to overcome the crushing grief that I was feeling so strongly. Call it a whim or even a nudge from God, but the notion of doing a portrait of her landed squarely upon my mind. That very day, I drove to Michael's Art Supply store and purchased my first set of oils and painting supplies. Of course, I had no clue how to paint, so I also purchased a couple of instructional books about painting with oils. From there, the rest is history. The portrait of my grandmother was my first painting - ever. Each stroke that I made on that canvas was healing to my grieving soul. Eventually and to my surprise, I saw my grandmother appear before my eyes as I painted.
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