RandallsArt

ABOUT

Location

San Antonio TX

Born

1949

Gender

Male

Member

Standard

Joined

January 2015

Interests

Inking, Golf, walking, Texas Hols'em

Originally from WisCOLDson. I'm Happy in San Antonio, Texas now. Spent 20yrs, 4 mo, 12 days in the U.S. Army as a Dog Trainer and MP.
I have always been fasinated with ink works of the great masters. Growing up I would always look more at the inkings than their color works. The black & white just is so defining. The veiwers eye is not distracted by the color. BTW I'm not color blind,lol.
I attended a technical high school where I could attend art classes and commercial art. I always liked to ink, but it never really grabbed me until after I retired from the U.S. Army. I was looking through the mail one evening and came across a flyer for night classes. One class was pen / ink. I signed up. Like I said I always liked the medium. What I didn't care for was always having to take great care not to ruin what I was working on with a drop of ink from the crow quill pens.
One night the teacher brought in the technical pen. Right there and then the lights went on in my world. I went out and bought the pens and haven't looked back. I love working with them. The ink dries quickly, they're portable and leak free! I started inking things at work on my spare time. One day one of the workers past by my desk saw what I was doing and asked if I could do an ink rendering of his Mother's recently passed dog. I did and soon word spread and before long I was inking all sorts of portraits. People, pets and homes. Seven years after, the teacher that originally introduced me to the technical pen took my class!
I have since produced hundreds of works of all B&W ink.
My works ahve since beeen displayed all over the world. I created several inkings of the Alamo and sold the prints at their gift shop. The Alamo has millions of visitors every year from all over the world. During meet the artist times. I would sign my prints and some would commission me to do personal things for them and their families.
I'm most happy when I'm working on an ink project. I will try and display most of them on this site.
I have one daughter and three grandchildren; they and my X live in Dallas.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Norma''s Dream reached "Recognized" status.

Iwo Jima reached "All Time Best" status.

Elation reached "Recognized" status.

Millennium Medic reached "Recognized" status.

Royalty at Rest reached "Recognized" status.

The Look reached "Recognized" status.

Iwo Jima reached "Recognized" status.

Done With Deliveries reached "All Time Best" status.

6 of 10 fans		View All
Deeashley	LedfordArt	wrjart
jrconrad	Linda Bickston	NancyJTubb

3 artists		View All
NancyJTubb	TabooGuru	nature rules