Tony Sherman's email to me this morning... sharing fellow Wheatley alum - talented in ART!
Seasons Greetings, Wheatleyites.
I trust this holiday season will find you and your loved ones doing well as we are.
I'm sending this email to introduce you to my new website where you can view my latest works in the comfort of your home or office. I have produced a ton of new work this year and upgraded my ability to share these images with the world. I'll make this email brief and to the point, as I know you must be busy.
If you would go to my website, you will be able to browse seven categories from family, sports, military, abstract, music, nature and animals. I'm really geeked about how easy it is for you to view my art right there on my site and be able to change the size, wall color, room to view the art, and even be able to order framing ready to be shipped directly to your door. I accept all forms of payments and if you order something this week, you should be able to get it before Christmas.
There's a lot for you to see so, I'll close it here. One last thing; when you order a print, you will get an automatic discount of 20% as a first-time buyer. The site is waiting for you at http://www.artoftonysherman.com.
We're on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest as well.
Happy Holidays, and God Bless.
ABOUT THE ARTIST FROM HIS WEBSITE:
ABOUT ME
TONY SHERMAN (AKA: C. ANTHONY SHERMAN) IS A NATIVE TEXAN, BORN IN THE EAST TEXAS TOWN OF CROCKETT. AS A TWO WEEK OLD BABY, HE DECIDED HE DID NOT WANT TO GROW UP THERE, SO HE MOVED TO HOUSTON AND BROUGHT HIS PARENTS WITH HIM.
AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF FIVE, HE STARTED DRAWING ANY AND EVERYTHING HE COULD FIND--INCLUDING HIS SISTERS' RAG DOLLS, MOPS, BROOMS, SNAKES, DRAGONFLIES, LEMON PIES, AND EVEN HIS MOTHERS' CAR-ON OCCASION. SOON, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE HAD ARTISTIC TALENT AND HIS MOTHER STARTED BRINGING HOME MAGAZINES FROM HER JOB AS A DOMESTIC WORKER--MAGAZINES LIKE LIFE, POST, MARVEL COMIC'S, ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE, TIME, AND OTHERS. HE DREW EVERYTHING HE COULD FIND WHEN HIS MOTHER DECIDED HE NEEDED TO START PUTTING COLOR INTO HIS IMAGES. THAT'S WHEN SHE INTRODUCED HIM TO CRAYONS AND HIS SOON TO BE IDOL, NORMAN ROCKWELL'S PAINTINGS. TO THIS DAY, ROCKWELL'S STYLE HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON TONY'S ART, ABOVE ALL OTHERS.
HE BECAME SO FOCUSED ON HIS GOD-GIVEN TALENT FOR CREATIVITY, HIS GRANDMOTHER DECLARED TO HIS MOTHER (AT THE AGE OF 8) THAT HE WOULD ONE DAY BECOME AN ARTIST. AFTER CORRESPONDENCE TRAINING AT THE FAMOUS ARTIST SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT, AND MINORING IN ART IN COLLEGE, HE BECAME THAT ARTIST HIS GRANDMOTHER KNEW HE WOULD BECOME.
FAST FORWARD AND YOU WOULD FIND TONY STUDYING SCULPTURE IN FRANCE AND OWNING HIS OWN GALLERY WITH HIS WIFE, IN MISSOURI CITY, TX. AS A RESULT OF HIS TRAINING IN FRANCE, HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO SCULPT THE ONLY OUTDOOR BRONZE ART FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TX. BECAUSE OF HIS GROWING NATIONAL RECOGNITION, GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH RECOGNIZED HIS VARIED TALENTS AND APPOINTED HIM AS A TEXAS ART COMMISSIONER, THE 1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST TO BE NAMED TO THAT POSITION. HE SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR SIX YEARS. SINCE THEN, HE HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER CREATOR OF CORPORATE COMMISSIONS/AWARDS AND WAS NAMED AS A HOUSTON POINT OF LIGHT BY THE FORWARD TIMES NEWSPAPER. CURRENTLY, HE AND HIS WIFE, TERI, RESIDE IN SIENNA, TX.
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