19. January 2016

EROS IN PARADISE , EMOTIONAL GARBAGE

Both paintings were done in 1985 in mid-town Houston. They are both medium large scale, acrylic on canvas. I graduated from ETSU and temporarily returned to Houston...then Love happened. I met my future wife, Lucy Garate, a beautiful, powerful, 39 year old, red headed Latina from Argentina. Though we are no longer married, she has been an inspiration and a constant muse ever since. Mid town Houston was a dodgy area at that time. I got a tiny studio at Midtown Art Center (10'x12'). The neighborhood looked like a crisis zone. Lots of trash, graffiti, and abandoned vehicles. There is beauty in everything...especially for one in love.

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Working near the entrance of the Austin Children's Museum was a thing of pure joy. The kids wonder and excitement made me think of my own formative art experiences. Childhood is a time of realizing the power and magic of art. I was blessed by parents that encouraged my talents. How they found the time to recognize and support me, with seven other kids, has always left me grateful. This encouragement was reenforced by educators in elementary, jr. high, and high school. To this day I cannot type because Ms. Gerund (god bless her), at Johnston Junior High petitioned to allow me two semesters of freshman art. My birthdays were always filled with art supplies and books. I wanted to be an artist at an easel. That is what I saw in those kids eyes....mini me.

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