| It is with great
pride that I review Blake's art work. Although I am not an artist, I
comment not only as a father, but also an admirer of art. Blake's art is
Blake. It shows his sincerity as a person and as an artist. He does not
like anything that is fake or copied. If you don't like his art you don't
like him. His sculpture is very creative because he has transformed rocks
into soul beings. The holes that he has placed in them breathes life into
an otherwise inanimate structure. His drawings and paintings (I must admit
)I do not always see or appreciate what they are, but I can certainly see
that they have depth, not only of art but of philosophy. When Blake works,
he works like a hard- nosed "push up your sleeves" kind of guy
and a "get with it" attitude. Blake uses his chisel to
achieve what many do with machines. Blake despises computers! He hates
anything mechanical, including people. He is fairly "plain
vanilla" when it comes to what he wants you to be, but very complex
when he analyzes human nature and attitude. I
admire his abilities and complexities and I believe that he has the
potential to go far not only as an artist but as a person.
Don Henderson
Blake's Dad
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