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J. Hardesty
I was born in the small community of Osawatomie, Kansas. I am a classically trained singer, having started singing at a very early age; and finally received a BA in voice. I have always been creative, whether musically, dramatically, visually, or verbally using writing. For me, like filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille once stated “Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” Without creativity, depression trumps passion; with creativity, life arouses passion that trumps the everyday mundane.
In 2006, I survived two strokes and two heart attacks after which at the encouragement of my youngest son, I again took up my brushes and palette. At first, it was a therapeutic exercise to escape depression. Later, painting became an obsession – I have studied with several professional Utah artists as well as taken classes at the local community college. I paint almost daily – when not painting, I am thinking about my next painting.
I have been labeled as a neo-Abstract Expressionist. Abstract painting has become my passion. It allows me to express my love of color and texture – to paint with freedom – to discover my inner soul. I am always excited as a painting evolves and reveals itself to me and through me. My first attempts at painting were landscapes; and I continue to paint them as well. Abstract painting, however, is my passion.
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