Pine Mountain, CA, United States
I am a creator and art is my life. I am a painter, a writer, a singer, a designer. I work with oil...
About the artist
Joined In 2015
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About the artist
Joined In 2015
(243 Followers)
I am a creator and art is my life. I am a painter, a writer, a singer, a designer. I work with oil, acrylic, and watercolor, clay, wood, fabrics of all kinds, seed beads on a loom, feathers, paper, and anything that strikes me to create. I perform jazz and blues and I don’t rehearse because I love spontaneity. I was also a professional dancer. Ballet did not give me enough expression for my passion. The hard driving drama and fire of Flamenco took me to a realm of consciousness that was totally intoxicating and inspiring. I was to be the protégé of Spain’s premier Flamenco artist at the time. He was an international sensation. But one night, in the parking lot of a drug store where I had gone to buy a light bulb, I was shot point blank in the back by drug addicts who attacked and meant to kill me. This ended that career.
All that I have experienced in my life has been an inspiration for living. I have lived and exhibited in a number of U.S. cities. I was born in and always lived in cities. Two and a half years ago, I moved to the mountains and now live in a National forest. I am very much a loner, except of course, when I perform. I am now in my element; I am home.
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I AM BASICALLY SELF TAUGHT ! My education spans from living in downtown Chicago and my studies there, to the Minneapolis School of Art, to Otis Parsons in L.A., and everything in between. Everywhere that I have been, every book that I have touched, everyone that I have ever met, from the famous to the obscure, has given me my education. And there is no way to accurately measure that. I have never been impressed or affected by “papers”. I do what I do to grow and expand in this lifetime, as an individual who will always be seeking, discovering, and amazed.