It is truly amazing the connections made just through my art. Connections with strangers, loved ones, friends, family....so far this year has been so special.
I love being able to connect with people, today I went to Office Max print center to have angel Leigh's portrait scanned, put on disk and have prints made. One of the employees asked me if this was my artwork which led to a nice conversation where he mentioned he was also an artist. And that there were other artists that also worked at Office Max! Then he went on to say he used to be an art teacher but had been laid off due to budget cuts. Immediately tears filled my eyes as I felt sad for him as well as all the students who may have crossed his path if he had kept teaching. I thought of my very own high school art teacher that touched my life. School was a difficult time for me and art was my outlet. It was the only reason I made it out alive. Houd and I have quite a few things in common with our childhoods.
I am a self taught artist and never had any formal training other than what my high school art teacher Mr. Huck provided. He taught me everything I know about art, shading, lines, pencils, perspective, and I will never forget his own beautiful talent that I witnessed during class. My conversation with a fellow artist today was a beautiful reminder to get in touch with my HS art teacher. I have been meaning to contact him for years, no more time to waste. Its already been sixteen years.
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