| The Artist |
About the Artist
The artist learned to draw at a young age
being taught by his mother and inspired by
his grandmother who had been an artist.
However, his life took a different path and
art would lie mostly dormant for many
years to come. Earl grew up as an Air
Force dependent living in five states and
overseas which caused him to explore a
variety of other interests. He lived in Japan
for nearly five years and graduated from
Yokota High School in 1975. He later
graduated from The Ohio State University
and became employed in the electric utility
industry as a Mechanical Engineer. Earl
lives in the village of Hanover with his
lovely wife, Lynda who is a massage
therapist and with his talented son,
Jonathan, who is majoring in
communications at OSU.
Earl’s interest in art was rekindled in the
late 1980's after being inspired by several
television instructional artists. He began
painting in 1992, studied the techniques,
persevered, and discovered his love for
painting. He then studied for many years
under a nationally renowned art instructor,
Robert Warren, of Canal Winchester,
Ohio. Lately he has been concentrating on
doing commission work, teaching, and
doing a series of Licking County, Ohio
paintings for a show at The Works Central
Gallery that will be part of the county
bicentennial in July, 2008.
The artist learned to draw at a young age
being taught by his mother and inspired by
his grandmother who had been an artist.
However, his life took a different path and
art would lie mostly dormant for many
years to come. Earl grew up as an Air
Force dependent living in five states and
overseas which caused him to explore a
variety of other interests. He lived in Japan
for nearly five years and graduated from
Yokota High School in 1975. He later
graduated from The Ohio State University
and became employed in the electric utility
industry as a Mechanical Engineer. Earl
lives in the village of Hanover with his
lovely wife, Lynda who is a massage
therapist and with his talented son,
Jonathan, who is majoring in
communications at OSU.
Earl’s interest in art was rekindled in the
late 1980's after being inspired by several
television instructional artists. He began
painting in 1992, studied the techniques,
persevered, and discovered his love for
painting. He then studied for many years
under a nationally renowned art instructor,
Robert Warren, of Canal Winchester,
Ohio. Lately he has been concentrating on
doing commission work, teaching, and
doing a series of Licking County, Ohio
paintings for a show at The Works Central
Gallery that will be part of the county
bicentennial in July, 2008.
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Artist Statement
Painting is adventurous, rewarding, fun, and therapeutic. I feel a sense of adventure when visualizing a
new project as if planning a journey to an unfamiliar place. God gives us creative power to positively touch
other people and it is rewarding when they tell me that I did. It is great fun to wonder around taking
photographs and studying beautiful things for long periods of time. The time spent in the quietness of
painting has a calming and therapeutic effect on my life.
All of my paintings are done in oils on stretched canvas. I'm attracted to oil paint because of the rich
colors, the workability that it allows, and the durability. I do a wide variety of subjects because it allows me
to grow and because I have broad interests.
Painting humbles me because the subjects become more elusive as I progress. The deeper the study,
the more intricate and complex things appear. In the midst of it all I see things that would normally be
overlooked in a casual glance. These continual observations invite me to appreciate creation and it would
be to a lesser extent if not for the privilege of painting.
Painting is adventurous, rewarding, fun, and therapeutic. I feel a sense of adventure when visualizing a
new project as if planning a journey to an unfamiliar place. God gives us creative power to positively touch
other people and it is rewarding when they tell me that I did. It is great fun to wonder around taking
photographs and studying beautiful things for long periods of time. The time spent in the quietness of
painting has a calming and therapeutic effect on my life.
All of my paintings are done in oils on stretched canvas. I'm attracted to oil paint because of the rich
colors, the workability that it allows, and the durability. I do a wide variety of subjects because it allows me
to grow and because I have broad interests.
Painting humbles me because the subjects become more elusive as I progress. The deeper the study,
the more intricate and complex things appear. In the midst of it all I see things that would normally be
overlooked in a casual glance. These continual observations invite me to appreciate creation and it would
be to a lesser extent if not for the privilege of painting.
| Earl and Lynda Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina October, 2007 |
