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Hi, Like most people, I have a story that ….. although it
continues to unfold, the past contains the chapters which bring me to the
current page of my personal novel. At the tender of age of 16, my goal ….. my only goal was
to be happy. In that respect, not much has changed. However now, at a much
later period in my life, I know the final judgment of my dash comes from
God and the only truly valuable items in my life will be the friendships I
have experienced, passed through and left behind. I know people will ask how I got the experience to call
myself an artist. The first part of the answer is living life and not
being afraid to fail. (Personal Secret: Failure only happens when we
cease to move in any direction.) The second part of the answer is
courage. Although courage is not often associated with art, it
takes buckets of it to produce something which will last forever. Whether
you are making a stroke with a paint brush or a cut with a acetylene
torch, that particular action is forever and gone. I don’t make yard baubles. I build art, with a heavy
emphasis on ART. The art is created for the enhancement of the outdoor
experience at your home or favorite vacation spot. I don’t produce my art for you, although
I do hope you like it and will take some home. It comes from within myself
and each tree, surfboard, sunrise or sunset takes a little bit of me and
gives it to you…… the public. The art you see within this website comes from my great
love of the islands, any island, and the oceans…. or seas, or rivers, or
ponds. Maybe it has more to do with the "idea" of said items. My
wife, Whitney, says I am a hopeless romantic. I hope she is right! I do
still…..after all these years believe in the goodness of the individual
spirit and the ultimate simplicity of life. So as you peruse through the pictures, imagine the breezes
of the island blowing gently across your face and enveloping your body as
you embrace the simplicity of an island mindset and find the picture which
allows you to take a little holiday every day.
Thanks for your interest,
Brian D. Kaupke |

