[Brad Rhoades]

Hello All,

OK, I shortened this from the advice on the phone call. I put it in the “first” person too.  I put a quote from a song at the end….should I lose this? Or keep it?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments.

 

My art is about escaping to a place or time where you felt like a kid, you felt safe, you still dreamed, laughed, you weren’t working every day and paying bills, life was fun, playful, filled with curious wonders, and you were still able to close your eyes and imagine you were on some crazy wild adventure.

I am influenced by artists such as Henry Matisse, Salvador Dali, and Vincent Van Gogh. My style is kind of like if Surrealism and Impressionism went on a date and had a little too much wine to drink, my artwork would be the result of this wonderful encounter.

Remember to keep pursuing your dreams because life is too short.

“There’s no time to lose I heard her say,

Catch your dreams before they slip away.”

Dying all the time,

Lose your dreams,

And you will lose your mind.”

• Rolling Stones, Ruby Tuesday

[Brad Rhoades]

Thanks Lisa for your thoughts on this. I currently don’t have a website at this time. I am sort of “restarting” things so I don’t have enough work compiled to fill up a website, I hope I will soon. The charity I believe already has their own “rules” set up I think. Since I was volunteered I really cannot get out of this so I am trying to make the best of things. I have two pieces that should be ready for the auction and I am working on another 3. They might be done but not for certain. I have one piece to be auctioned at $888.00 and another one for $999.00. I am told that anything above that is mine to keep. At this point I am just trying to gather info, etc. for the next time around and learn from this one.