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The following is an interview done
with Robert Hammond our "Featured Artist of the Month". These stories
are for your enjoyment and to become acquainted with our Artists in
Artgally. We hope you will stop by & visit Robert Hammond's website I am
quite sure you will love his work.
http://www.artgally.com/roberthammond |
| Q. How
did you get interested in your field? |
I have been drawing
since childhood (probably about
4 years old), and in fact when I was in grammar
school I could draw mirror images simultaneously
with both left and right hand. Now I draw and paint
exclusively with my left, although I use a computer
mouse with my right. I have composed quite a few
picture graphics in CorelDraw.
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| Q. Do
you have any work on display? |
I do
not have anything currently displayed except
on my Artgally miniweb site. I have been in some
shows (On Top of the World--Clearwater FL, and Sawnee
Cultural Center in Cumming, GA during recent years). I
have computer graphics published in the CorelDraw
Artshow books 6, and 7. One would have to locate
those by "Robert Hammond of Bogart USA"
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| Q. Do
you currently have any of your art work for sale? |
All
original oils, acrylics, and watercolors,as
well as prints of all inks displayed on Artgally are
for sale. Interested parties should contact me at rhhdth@yahoo.com
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Q. Do
you have a web site where people surfing the net
can see your work? |
www.artgally.com/roberthammond
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| Q. Who
is your favorite artist or favorite work by another? |
I
don't know if I have a favorite artist since I
tend to appreciate artist works for different reasons: anatomical
correctness; color and value; composition, etc. One of my favorite
works of art is the "Last Supper" by Salvadore Dali. I lived in
the Washington, DC for almost 5 years and whenever I took guests
to the National Art Museum I would always make sure they saw this
picture. |
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What is your own favorite work ? |
If a
picture turns out right, my favorite is
the most recent; however, of displayed works on
Artgally, I probably like the oil of the Grand Canyon
the best. |
| Q. Are
you currently working on a new piece? |
I am
always working on something. For the past
several months I have been doing pen & inks and have
completed about 5 (11"x14")drawings. One of these 5
drawings is displayed on Artgally currently: "Mabry's
Mill." I am also working on an oil of Mabry's Mill
which is incomplete at this time.
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Q. Can
you tell us a little about yourself; your family,
where you are from? |
I am
retired, having worked 34+ years for the U.S.
Postal Service in a wide variety of craft and
management jobs. After my retirement from the Postal
Service in 1992 I worked for a recreational van
conversion company for several years doing drawings of
parts and assemblies in AutoCad and creating several
manuals for purpose of describing assemblies to
dealers selling the company's vans. I have been fully
retired since 1996.
My wife of 48 years, Doris, retired a few years before
me, and worked as a bookkeeper for a number of
companies in the fields of Radio, Television, Building
and Developing.
Our principal residence is in Cumming, GA., but we
spend the winter months at a Condo in Clearwater,
Fl--On Top of the World Retirement Community.
I enjoy reading, gardening, and painting & drawing in
the summer months and golf, reading, beach activities
and painting & drawing in the winter months.
My wife and I have a daughter, son-in-law, and three
grandsons in Maryland. We both have siblings in
Atlanta area, and I have a sister in New Mexico.
Both my wife and I are from Georgia. I was born in
what is now Atlanta and my wife was born in Walton
County which is located about half way between Atlanta
and Athens, Ga. |
| Q. How
did you find Artgally? |
I
heard of Artgally from a friend and fellow member of Artgally--Chuck
Shapler.
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| Q.
What advice do you have for anyone going into the arts? |
The
only advice I would share with any aspiring artist
is to draw anything and everything you can on a daily
basis. |
Submitted by: JOANNE FRANKLIN, Editor, ArtGally
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