I offer this quote from Henry David Thoreau:
Many go fishing all their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
I often find myself sitting in a small camp chair beside a mountain trout stream, painting.
People that are fly fishing, come by and give me a funny look,
or sometimes a nod.
I know that we are there seeking the same thing, the same experience: to be in flow, in nature. For them catching is the only reward. They catch and release. For me, painting is the same. I am here to paint, not make a painting, but I do not return my paintings to the stream of leave them behind on the ground.
The logical place for these paintings is with someone who wants them.
CV
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Western State College, Gunnison CO.
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Elective art classes at Western.
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Ski bum and painter.
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17 years utility worker in the mountains for the Denver Water Department.
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20 years utility worker in the streets of Denver for the Denver Water Department.
Like any serious painter, I have experimented with painting for a living. I know and respect greatly folks who have put in the time and effort to actively promote and sell art as a livelihood. For me, however, my day job with Denver Water Department provided me a livelihood and time to become an amateur painter.
am·a·teur. (ăm′ə-tûr′, -tər, -cho͝or′, -chər, -tyo͝or′) n. 1. One who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.