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Jackson Taylor

THe Fears we live with

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I was born in Colorado. I don’t remember much about that time other than it was a time. When I was around 4 my family moved to Pennsylvania and got my dear dog Lady. My family moved into a house commissioned by my father. It was a magnificent home of fine standing. Their home was vibrant with a bright yet simple color scheme admittedly similar to other homes in the neighborhood. To accompany the home was a playground like swingset and slide that my brother and I would play on. Lady would at times be sliding down and sprinting around with a youthful air as we did. Later on in life we grew up. Taking Taekwondo classes and attending boy scouts was fun and all ( I didn’t care for them much), but it was a distraction compared to what I loved the most. Art was what gave me a true sense of happiness and purpose. The one thing that even now I enjoy far and beyond anything I do today. What I now see as garbage in the form of scribbles is now such beautiful masterpieces (or so I hope they will be one day). When I’d make each work I’d put no less than 100% of my effort in the work. Every time I was in a group project at school I’d take charge of the art in the project believing myself to be far superior to that of others in the artistic talents. Fortunately however, as I grew older I was humbled in my view on my art allowing me to gain a better understanding of the craft. 

 

However, there was a divorce around the time I was 11 or 12 in which my mother fell out of love with my father. The result of the divorce was a fractured family in which I drew my creative outlet based on my experiences. This inspiration was for my art at which I began to focus more and more on as not only a creative outlet but a means to cope.  In that time between the divorce to now I have honed my skills and enjoyed learning more about art styles to take inspiration from and improve on. I’ve met artists that specialize in art subject matters that I enjoy and have even been taught how to use new techniques to aid my creation. I hope to use this art to bring joy to others as it has done for me.

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