My appreciation and interest for art came at about age six; I used color crayons, pencils and finger paints. As I got older, I began to illustrate and draw with pen and ink, acrylic paints, oil pastel, color pencils and pastel chalk. I attended college for a few years focusing on improving my artistic talents. I have been commissioned to do several murals and art pieces; participated in art shows; and, illustrated several children's books. Art has gotten me through being bullied as a child, the difficult teenage years, and as an adult, having congestive heart failure and prostrate cancer. Within the last twelve years I have had numerous hospital stays. I was consequently put on a heart transplant list in approximately the spring of 2015. On Christmas Day, December, 2015,l received a great gift of a heart transplant. Because of the fact that this world has gotten more violent, l feel we need a visual wake up call. So l will be posting artwork that shows the beautiful of this world and also the hate and sadness. With each piece I will include how many hours it took.
Juan T Parker
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