George Mattingly

My artistic "gift from God" talent that my 5th grade teacher told my parents I had was diverted in my teen years, and I had put painting aside. I went on to have a successful design/build construction company for over 40 years, but Christmas of 2017 found me divorced and disabled. I picked up a paintbrush. I am drawn to the natural world, and that is the focus of my paintings to date. There is still so much to learn and study... light, values, techniques, styles and subjects...and I feel I am ever the student learning something new everyday as I travel on this new journey. "Every child is born an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." -- Pablo Picasso