| I have wanted to draw and paint since I was very young. I remember looking at a photo reproduction of a painting in a drugstore window when I was about six, and feeling calm, warm, and secure, just looking at it. I wondered what those people were doing, and wanted to jump into the painting and enter that wonderful place. |
It takes awhile for an artist to learn to express himself in a unique way. It is safer and more comfortable to paint or draw like a photograph of an object. Observers say, "Oh, it looks so real." But, I don't want my paintings to be photographs. I want my paintings to express my feelings. I can do this far better with paint than with words or photography. Hopefully, it will come across to others on an emotional level, rather than a cognitive one. |
Oh! Yes, that painting I remember as a child of six, the painting I wanted to "jump" into was "Where Do We Come From? Where Are We Going? Answering those questions is the rest of my story. Steve King |