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Randy
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Born: 1964 in Kingsville, Texas
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has always been a part of my life. As a young child growing up in
Jacksonville, Florida my family vacations were always spent visiting
relatives in my parent’s native Iowa. I remember going to my great
grand mother’s old Victorian farm house located on the family’s
pig farm in a very small rural town. A wonderfully creative woman,
she always took me and my sister up to the second floor of her house
to rummage through rooms of arts and craft materials she had gathered
through years traveling and was now storing in the “empty nest”
rooms which were now available for her use only. Well into her 80’s,
she was a Cherokee Indian with a flair for color and creativity.
She loved to inspire and share her crafts with her grand children.
I was always delighted to visit Great Grandma Ressa and work on
new art projects. Her early teachings and enthusiasm definitely
made and impression on me at a very young age.
I always excelled in art classes during my school years, but decided to focus on a business education as a young man paying his own way through college. After college, I began focusing on artwork as a hobby. While living in New York City in the mid 90’s, I was privileged to attend classes at the legendary Art Student’s League. The League is an amazing institution to learn from other professional artists in the mist of the vitality and always inspiring City of New York. I furthered my art instruction courses by attending Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Art in Boca Raton, Florida. Studying under Walter Hnatysh, Professor of Painting, I was inspired and challenged. In the last 5 years, I have been honored to study with the local artist, Daniel Fiora (an Argentinean sculptor). Daniel’s technical abilities with working with metals and his keen artistic sense have been invaluable in furthering my own artistic endeavors. Randy Barney May 2008 |
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Stephane Halimi, Attorney at Law, Paris, France Mr. Geronme Gamdon, Attorney at Law, Paris, France Mr. and Mrs. Allen Scharf, Tampa, Florida Mr. Drew Wickstrom, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mr. Peter Weight, Sacremento, California Mr. Joseph Lexa, Attorney at Law, Miami Beach, Florida Mr. Mark Wolk and John Naveson, East Hampton, New York Mr. Ronald McNamer, New York, New York Mr. Greg Schmidt, New York, New York Mr. Herbert Gruber, Miami, Florida Mr. Carlos Sanz, Miami, Florida |
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