"Caster of Spells" by Christopher Amend
Original Graphite Drawing
At six years old, I discovered that I had a knack for drawing. Nearly seven decades later, I am still learning how. I studied art at the University of Wyoming, earning a BFA and an MFA in Art. I taught art for more than thirty years. At one time or another, I taught every level from kindergarten to college, all the time while pursuing my own creative work as an artist, producing and exhibiting as widely as I could manage.
In 2007, I left full-time teaching, and since then have worked full-time at my own art. Although I seldom teach these days, I find that I still find art and teaching inextricably intertwined in my awareness, as each demands the same daily confrontation with such questions as: "What is Art, anyway?", and "What does it mean to be an Artist?".
Donated from the collection of Dorie Beck
