| 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.
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.
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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.
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 study 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.
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.
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 study 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 |
