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Larry Blacketer began training as
an artist during his preschool years while living in one of several
servants houses on a farm near Corpus Christi,Texas. As luck would
have it, another of the houses on that farm was home to an art
teacher at the little country school near there. She soon became
acquainted with Larry and quickly noticed that he might have some
artistic talent that she could develop.
As result of her
interest, many memorable evenings were spent with Larry in her home
receiving one-on-one training and tutoring from that wonderfully
talented and patient young teacher. Elementary lessons learned
at her side would follow him throughout his life as an artist.
Following that seemingly impromptu beginning, Larry took
various art related classes during his school years and finally
majored in Architecture during his college years.
His
lengthy career has included positions as commercial artist,
cartographer, draftsman, graphic designer, and for the last 20 plus
years, owner of an art gallery in the Dallas area and finally in
Rockwall, Texas. All along, he managed to devote time to his love
for oil painting, selling his originals on a somewhat limited basis
at his gallery. Several of his pieces were commissioned by American
Airlines, to be hung in their executive offices.
Now Larry
has decided to publish hand enhanced giclees of several of his
favorite pieces in limited editions to be sold both in his gallery
and by way of the internet. This latest venture will be launched
late November, 2005 with the first piece being Weekend Visitors, a
24" x 36" signed and numbered reproduction of his
original.
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