An Early Start

From the time I was little, I always knew that art was where my heart was. Being nonathletic, I felt it was one of the only things I was really good at. I remember my grandmother teaching mt drawing techniques early on, and my mother was also artistic, so I received a lot of encouragement. This is one of the pieces of artwork that I still have. It was from the first grade and we had to fill in the blank in the sentence "I like myself because I can ..." "Panti" or Paint was my response. I still can not spell to this day, but I keep this hung at work to remember that all artists start somewhere and with the right direction and encouragement anything is possible.

When I am Famous

When I become famous, who will I most be like? I would have to say my arch nemesis, Andy Warhol.

I will drive the press crazy with one word answers, ummms, and I don't knows. I will be everywhere that is hot and happening, but just sit in the corner and people watch.

Why did I call Andy Warhol my arch nemesis? The truth be told, I hate the man for many reasons, but I also know a lot about him and have studied his work intensely. They say, "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." I cant stand when I ask someone to explain why or why don't they like a certain artist or even piece of artwork and they can not explain. I could explain, it would just take me too long. In the short, I hate the man himself for being conniving, arrogant man, but in many ways see parts of myself in him. I do admire his business skills and must credit him for much of the pop art movement. Andy Warhol once said, "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." Do you think if he was still alive he would have invented facebook or blogspot?

Buy Artist E.J.Beach on Image Kind

http://artistejbeach.imagekind.com/ Now prints, canvas prints, framed art, and cards may be ordered through image Kind. 12 images available today and more to be added soon. They would make excellent decor for the home or office, or unique gifts.

2 Different Sets

I now have 2 different sets of 6 blank cards available at artistejbeach.webs.com

You can choose between 6 cards depicting different fruit and vegetable paintings from my collection or 6 black and white photographs from my collection "Scars"

Blank Greeting Cards Available

I am getting ready to release a set of 6 blank greeting cards from my series "Scars" Each card is 5"X7" and contains a different picture from the series. They will be available on my web site web store in a few days.

My new black and white

photography series “Scars”

takes a closer look at mans

mark on nature through a

series of photographs of trees.

From ancient times, man has

carved into trees and rock as a

type of communication and

expression. This tradition

curiously continues today

despite the ability to

communicate and express

thorough both written and oral

form using technology in a

global capacity. I feel that man

is drawn to the sense of

permanency in leaving this

kind of tribal mark in nature

. Please take a look at my new

series on my gallery page at

artistejbeach.webs.com