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How it all Began
After many years of having watched numerous painting shows featuring artists like
Robert Warren, Bill Alexander, Lynne Pittard and Bob Ross on PBS, Tony said to
himself, "They make it look so easy". At a local arts and crafts store in Brockton,
Massachusetts, the opportunity to "give it a go" arose. On May 4th, 1989 Tony took
his first "wet-on-wet" oil painting class with Bob Ross instructor Dana Jester and was
instantly hooked. He was so proud of his very first painting and showed it off to everyone.
A few days later, his brother Bob asked if Tony could teach him how to do a painting.
Although Tony had only painted one painting, he knew more than Bob did. Starting
with a homemade easel that held 2 canvases side-by-side, he began his teaching career.
At first Tony had a few, one-on-one classes teaching only family members. As time
went on, Tony thoroughly learned this technique by practicing at home with instructional
books and video tapes as well as taking classes from a variety of instructors. It wasn't
long before he started holding group classes consisting of mostly family and friends. He
remembers, "Although I lost money teaching my first group class, I learned that I loved
teaching." He later went on to become a Certified Instructor in 1991, working under
Alexander Art and in that year, "Painting for Pleasure" began and Tony has been
teaching ever since.
Presently
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Tony is now teaching mostly within the Central Florida area at arts & crafts stores in
Orlando, Ocala and Homosassa. He also teaches at multiple community clubhouses
at various locations.
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