I've been drawing & painting (pencil, pastels, watercolors-{my favorite}) since I was a little boy.  True Funny Story: by the time I was about 10, I had already drawn hundreds of pictures.  I entered a drawing contest and won.  The contest people came to my home & wanted to sign me up.  My Dad told them he couldn't afford the small amount he would need to pay.  I was so upset that I took all those drawings & burned them in my Grandfather's backyard-fire-barrel LOL LOL LOL.  Looking back on it today, I was like "WHY DID I BURN THEM!?!" LOL LOL.  Anyway, 50 years later I've decided to start painting again :)

 

I'm the type of artist that's called a photorealist.  I reproduce things in a photo-realistic style.  The photorealist uses photographs and similar reference materials as source to create as realistic a representation as possible in another medium.  Example: the late Bob Ross was an American artist / art instructor.  He taught technique; not copying.  No different than someone learning technique at any art school under the guidance of the Art Instructor

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FYI: All artists draw or depict what they see, whether it’s internal or external

 

More paintings coming soon :)