CREATIVE PAINTING SPECIALISTS, INC.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Years later, as a student in high school, is where Steve was exposed to art from his teacher, Carolyn Whitehead. She realized that Steve had talent and vision that no others possessed in her classrooms. He found art to be a natural way of sharing his visions with others. While in high school Steve became well known as an artist with a mission. It was during these years that Steve�s abilities to create beautiful paintings and drawings took form. As a junior in high school Steve was awarded a first place finish from Scholastic Art Magazine for one of his works that used an old world art form, �Pointillism�. He also won regional and National awards for his work. Steve excelled in working with many types of media, and found that he loved working with mediums that were not so popular and were very time consuming. At this time Steve spent most of his time working on commission artwork for clientele that wanted to collect his work. After many years working in the fine art world Steve shifted gears and found that being a creative painter and working on large scale projects in homes and businesses is where he finds his true reason to create works of art. He has now moved from the canvas and drawing board onto walls larger than any canvas he has undertaken. After being introduced into the world of faux painting he has excelled even more. By working in beautiful homes Steve has found a nitch as well to also promote his fine art while on location. Steve often hears from his clients �It�s a nice feeling to know that I have an artist painting my home�. It�s a part of his sales pitch, to show clients that he has abilities to complete finishes that most painters will not take the time to accomplish. This is what sets Steve apart from most other painters that he has encountered. The ability to replicate many types of woodgrains, marbles and precious stones has taken Steve�s business to another level. After completing Mike�s first class, Steve landed a project replicating a rare Hawaiian wood, Koa Wood, throughout a private residence in Maui. This is a wood that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. After talking with Mike about the project Steve was fortunate enough to convince Mike to come and work for him on the project. After all working in Maui was not a hard sell! Mike came over and worked for 8 days out of the total 19 weeks that Steve was there. While working on the project Steve met local Hawaiians who praised him for having the ability to reproduce one of their most precious commodities, Koa Wood, with paints. �Builders and designers came over to see what I was doing.� They had never seen anyone do what I was doing. You will also learn the technique to �dissect woods that you need to match to�. This is one area that will help you to develop your skills and give yourself an edge over other woodgrainers. We are located in sunny Jacksonville Florida! Creative Painting Specialists Studio