With me as the author/illustrator, and my mother as the typist, a children's book was created entitled "If The Toys Could Talk." This, as yet unpublished manuscript, sits in my studio. Although I first majored in communications at Temple University in Philadelphia, a later move to Dallas allowed me to apply my artistic ambitions in the beauty industry. I served as a regional hair color director fo
r Aveda, with national and international responsibilities. This was followed by a job as the creative director for a chain of salons in the Dallas area. During this time, I began to develop my current painting concepts and procured my first one-man show. With the success of that venture (or maybe it was just my midlife crisis), I decided to pursue to my art full-time. It only took 46 years for my dream of becoming a full-time artist to be realized. When not preparing for upcoming gallery events, keeping art replenished for my continual show at "Uptown Vision" in Dallas, or working on commission pieces, I also work as an educator/artist at Painting With A Twist in Dallas, allowing my passion for painting to be instilled in others. And still, to this day, that book sits in my studio as a constant reminder of where it all began. My love for art has been with me for as long as I can remember. For a school project I wrote and illustrated a children’s book entitled “If The Toys Could Talk”. The unpublished manuscript sits in my studio and provides a touchstone with which I can look back at my early interest in and love for art. After majoring in communications at Temple University in Philadelphia, I applied my artistic ambitions in the beauty industry serving as a hair color director for Aveda in a job with national and international responsibilities. This was followed by working as the creative director for a chain of salons in the Dallas area. During this time I began to develop my current painting concepts and procured my first one-man show. With the success of that venture (or maybe it was just my midlife crisis) I decided to pursue my lifelong dream of dedicating myself to art full-time. It only took 46 years for this dream to be realized. Nowadays when not preparing for upcoming gallery events or keeping art replenished for my continual show at Uptown Vision in Dallas or working on commissioned pieces, I also work as an educator/artist at Painting With A Twist allowing my passion to be instilled in other aspiring artists. And still, to this day, that book borne of childhood dreams sits in my studio as a constant reminder of where it all began. ---Kipp Tuers
