Deaths of brother and mother inspire artist
“I remember when I was young, my mom would write all of her kids’ names down on paper. She had this beautiful handwriting. She also would draw a flower over and over, the same flower. She...
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Rock painting helps make personal connections
“I love painting rocks. It’s basically all I think about all day long. I’ve been doing it almost a year now. I’ve probably done a few hundred. “I started with small rocks, and now I’m doing...
Aspiring young artist determined to follow his dream
While his older brother and cousins were outside playing football, Zach Zellars sat in the house drawing and watching cartoons on TV. Later, he would learn to love the sport that helped him earn a college...
Painter’s mission in life is to honor fallen soldiers
Any time an 81-year-old takes a nasty fall, visions of broken hips dance in your head. While Ken Pridgeon managed to dodge that bullet during a recent tumble, his right hand didn’t fare so well. And...
For lack of patience, she gave up on art
“I don’t draw as much as I used to, mostly because I can’t find the inspiration for it. Or I can get inspired, but my hands don’t seem to want to work with my brain. I...
She ‘gets lost’ in her painting and drawing
“When I was about 5 years old, I would borrow my mother’s typewriter paper and trace pictures out of coloring books. One day I decided to see if I could draw some roses without tracing the...
Artist prefers doing his painting outdoors
“I was an art major in college, and I’ve been painting for many years. But I recently got interested in painting outdoors and joined the Bay Area Plein Air Painters. “Plein air is French, meaning open...
He’s no fan of the business side of art
“I come from a graffiti background, but I don’t do much of that anymore. I started my own graphics company. I design logos, album and mix tape covers, custom decals, stickers and other stuff. I enjoy...
Artist continues work, even while homeless
“Last month I was homeless. Just a rock and a hard spot, man. I was in a homeless shelter with all my equipment and stuff. It was horrible, and I’m blessed to not be there. I’m...
‘Wherever my heart takes me, that’s where I go’
“When I was younger, I had some uncles who got into a lot of trouble and were incarcerated. The prisons would allow them to draw on envelopes and stuff like that. So I grew up watching...
