Believe it or not, the very first real painting that I ever painted was this oil abstract, that I painted from a dream! I awakened at 2:10 AM, sometime in late 1964, and I took a pencil and paper and drew out my artwork dream!
I dreamed it in color, so I noted the different colors on my drawing, on the piece of paper!
My sister Linda was already creating artwork with oils, and when I told her of my dream, and I showed her my drawing, she gave me some old tubes of paint that she wasn’t using! I bought a canvas and a couple of brushes and a bottle of paint medium, at Carolina Paint and Wallpaper, and art store, in the old Florence Mall, and I went to work painting!
I was pleased with how well I recorded my dream, and my Mother just loved it! I showed it to different people, and everyone was amazed over my painting, that I named “Thither”! This encouraged me to paint additional abstracts with no art lessons ever.
My Mom suggested to me to take it to the old Florence Museum and enter it into their annual art contest! I was totally surprised that my painting was accepted to hang in their annual Art Show. I actually achieved a placing, and a yellow ribbon for my entry! I exhibited my work with the established artists of Florence!
When the reception was held on a Sunday, I was really surprised to see my former Lynchburg schoolteacher Mrs. Cora Smith, at the show. She was so proud of my artwork, that she introduced me to all of her art friends that were in attendance! My Mom was with me.
I still have that very first painting! It is stored upstairs in my art gallery, along with dozens of antique paintings that I have collected over the years, many by famous 1700’s and 1800’s artists, from a number of countries from Europe, and America!
Nine years after painting this painting, I enrolled into art classes at the Ringling College of Art, in Sarasota, Florida, where I met my soon to be wife Dona, on my first visit to the college on January 6th. 1973, before classes started. We were married on January 1st. 1974, 51 years ago, next Wednesday! She stepped into “Glory” on June 7th. 2017, and met Jesus Face to Face, that day.
Shown below
Pallet knife oil painting
Odd thing, I never painted abstracts after that. Dona and I were both realist, in our long art career for over 40 years painting together. Now you know the rest of the story!
Thank you Jerry Locklair
For your beautiful artwork
and
For the delightful history behind each
You are quite the storyteller!
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