bobinfaith asked me, in another thread, how long I've been an artist. Not wanting to derail the topic, I started this thread. If this thread is not appropriate for this forum, of course staff may move it.
Asking an artist to talk about their art is like asking a parent to talk about their children, so the response is typically long-winded, and I am no exception to the rule.
I first wish to answer bobinfaith's question with an image before I get into the topic of Biblically Inspired Art. I've been an artist all my life, receiving attention for it from my older sisters at about age four. My first professional work as an artist came in 1964 at the age of seven when my Mom entered a drawing into a magazine and I won ten dollars.
Throughout school, I was recognized and received awards for my art. My last formal art class was in 1973, but I went on creating for years thereafter. I didn't think of myself as an "artist" per se, just someone who liked to draw, paint, sculpt, etc. Then, in the mid '90's, I was professionally and personall involved with an art therapist who requested caricatures to be drawn at a First Night celebration. The art therapist was also involved in a local community theatre and requested that I paint a mural for a Christmas musical program, "Bending Toward the Light". It was she who informed me, "You are an artist".
The director wanted a whimsical night scene of Bethlehem, I submitted a rough, and this was the result. The star, by the way, was a creation of the art therapist.
My career as a professional free-lance artist ran from 19995 until 2003 when I got a position as a nurse which paid more than my previous position and art income combined. So, I hung up my art guns and now create as inspired.
I hope to submit more topic-appropriate art to this and other threads if that's okay with the staff.
Asking an artist to talk about their art is like asking a parent to talk about their children, so the response is typically long-winded, and I am no exception to the rule.
I first wish to answer bobinfaith's question with an image before I get into the topic of Biblically Inspired Art. I've been an artist all my life, receiving attention for it from my older sisters at about age four. My first professional work as an artist came in 1964 at the age of seven when my Mom entered a drawing into a magazine and I won ten dollars.
Throughout school, I was recognized and received awards for my art. My last formal art class was in 1973, but I went on creating for years thereafter. I didn't think of myself as an "artist" per se, just someone who liked to draw, paint, sculpt, etc. Then, in the mid '90's, I was professionally and personall involved with an art therapist who requested caricatures to be drawn at a First Night celebration. The art therapist was also involved in a local community theatre and requested that I paint a mural for a Christmas musical program, "Bending Toward the Light". It was she who informed me, "You are an artist".
My career as a professional free-lance artist ran from 19995 until 2003 when I got a position as a nurse which paid more than my previous position and art income combined. So, I hung up my art guns and now create as inspired.
I hope to submit more topic-appropriate art to this and other threads if that's okay with the staff.
