:: About the Artist ::
In 2005, when I first started selling my paintings on eBay I was homeless with my two golden retrievers living in my van (painting in vacant lots, out in the desert, anywhere I could find room to work, basically) and selling my work at art and craft shows all over the country.
Sometimes it truly was a load of fun but it did get old after about two years so one day while jacking some free wi-fi off a coffee shop in Fort Myers, FL (thanks Mike! Still appreciate all the free lattes) I thought I'd list a few paintings on eBay just to see what would happen.
I mean, how much worse could things get at this point? I barely made enough to buy ramens after the dogs got their gourmet Gains Burgers and bottled water (nothing but the best for Lucy & Henry).

My first painting got into a bidding war and went up to $350. I was hooked. I've been listing paintings ever since. Within a couple of months I'd actually made enough to get my own apartment and get off the streets... [Read More]