I am the art geek; also known by my nickname Pepper. This work you will view on this page
has a nice bit of history behind it. The following is that story...
I grew up in a small town in New Jersey by the George Washington Bridge. Along with practicing
art in my spare time my entire life, I have had the gift of being able to visit some of the
world's best museums and study great art up close. As a child birthdays were spent either
at the Natural History Museum or the MET.
Along with the cheer of it all, we as a family have had much loss. Loved ones passing away and
the usual heartache most families face through out their lives. I have since turn much
of the painful times into my muse, as you might notice in my art. It's a way to keep their
memory alive and share with others the beauty of these people I have the pleasure to have
as relatives.
Eventually this hobby turned into a passion, an obsession. Throughout high school I tried
to spend as much time in the art rooms as possible. By my Senoir year, I was taking mostly
art courses and rarely left my painting station.
I declared myself a BFA art major when entering college. I took many art classes; drawing,
life drawing, painting, chinese ink painting, silk screening, textiles, computer art,
and numerous studio and history classes. I took a job in the slide room of the art department
where I was exposed to hundreds of slides of art from different places and time periods. I
had many professors who challenged me. They genuinely wanted us to succeed and went above
and beyond the call of duty to force us to see our potential.
Presently, I have graduated with my Masters in Education and am working as an art teacher.
I am trying to find the artist that went into hinding when the teacher came out. Teaching,
an art within itself, is fullfilling but art is so important to me and I do not want to
loose that. This site (created by me!) is part of my effort to keep that artist.
I hope you enjoyed my story, but I hope you enjoy my art much more!
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