Winter Chases Fall, Winter Wins Metal Print

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The Fall of 2017 in Western New York inspired this piece, and it was somewhat prophetic. It was painted in November, winter was unusually long, and spring temperatures didn't appear until the beginning of May 2018. Winter definitely won.

Unlike many artists, Joe was not artistically inclined at an early age. He did nothing at all with art until college, when he painted fantasy and military lead figures. At the time, he called himself a painter as opposed to an artist, because he didn't use any shadowing or fancy techniques, and such things would merit the title of artist. He painted on and off for some years afterward, and then left it completely. Many years later, Joe had a job where he worked at home for three days a week. An educational TV channel featured painting shows during his lunch time, and he began watching them regularly. Before long, he became interested in acrylics. For the first few years, he produced landscapes, but just wasn't happy with them. He tried...