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I had a phone conversation the other week with Pastor Tom Van Kempen, my pastor, my former boss and yes friend. He was just checking on me since my Dec 2012 retirement after 27 years as the business administrator of The Champion Center of Las Vegas. He just wanted to call to see how I was doing. During the course of our conversation he verbalized a statement that I hadn't completely considered, but in my heart I knew was true. He said, "You are creating a whole new life for yourself." Wow, this really is what I am doing. I know for one thing, I didn't leave the workforce so that I could stay at home and watch TV and piddle around the house...No, I have stayed focused and motivated these past three months to paint better and have set goals and increased my networking.
As of January 2013, I'm now represented by a small co-op gallery in the heart of the Las Vegas art district. I was also ecstatic to have the March/April publication of Gold Prospectors magazine feature a story about my love of painting Nevada. This is all thrilling but probably my biggest change has been the addition of artist friends in my life. While my life has been blessed with 3 very dear friends to share my joy, pain and all the other emotions that life might throw my way, I didn't have friends that shared the love of art. So two years ago I joined the local artist guild and set my sights on becoming acquainted with a couple of veteran artists that had not only experience in the art world but might also help me develop or improve my style. This decision has probably been the most important of all to my journey to become an artist.
Just this past month, three of us decided to challenge ourselves by painting the same landscape photo. There was no real purpose except to challenge each other and the fun of seeing how each of us would handle differently the same subject. Yesterday, I got to see the Jan Arduini's finished product. I love the fact that I am part of this little inner group. I'm still waiting to see how my friend and instructor, Lily Adamczyk handles the challenge as she hasn't finished her piece. I couldn't help but reflect this morning over my morning McDonald's coffee on Jan's painting and my own. I decided that I would share both works with you and hopefully encourage you to get yourself out there as an artist and start rub shoulders with others that just may have more paint stains under their nails then you do.
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| Original Photo provided for the challenge |
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| This is my rendition- I'm calling it "Standing on the Solid Rock" |
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| Jan Ardiuni's version |
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| Almost completed work by Lily Adamczyk |
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