I am a professional artist interested in meeting other creative artists and models who can network together to offer each other ways to advance in their goals and careers. And if nothing else, at least have some fun getting to know one another.
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Having moved out to the Shafter/Bakersfield "for a year" over 13 years ago, I actually gave up drawing all together for 6 years once I was hired as an illustrator for a furniture store. Hence, how I got into graphic design.
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My goal is to open my own gallery/atudios/shop someday where artist of all styles and interests can have a place to work on thier crafts. A mall style setting where customers can walk the isles to watch artist work and have places to sit, enjoy a coffee or snack, or connect ... with their laptops. The front of the entry of course would be the gallery to one side and a coffeshop to the other.
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Any financial backers out there?
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Check out my work at www.paper2pencil.com where you read an brief bio as well as see an expanded collection of my my work.
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I am self taught as a graphic artist, with 13 years experience, and have won several awards from the California Newspaper Associate throughout the years for some of the ads I have created.
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Now to find that gallery and big break in the art world before I get to old to forget how or why to draw. Ahhhh... an artist's nightmare! To lose the passion of his craft is sure to kill an artist faster than anything!
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Artist: David J. Vanderpool</p>
Website: www.paper2pencil.com</p>
YAHOO BLOG: 360.yahoo.com/paper2pencil_vanderpool</p>
email: paper2pencil@earthlink.net
Yahoo IM: paper2pencil_vanderpool