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Sam Morse / Morse Studio |
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Born: 1941 Oakland, California Education: |
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Mentor: Black curly hair, gold teeth and a pair of sun glasses, this was my mentor, his handle was Lightnin', his name was Sam Hopkins. He was not a Painter. He was a story teller in the blues. Sam died a few years back but his music lives on, and I know he was a artist in all ways. For he was real, under the story he loved to play the Blues and we know art is the love of play. One night after the show Sam got in our 1953 Studebaker to go ride around the hills of Oakland and play the blues with my friend Conrad and I. But the club owner took Sam's hand and pulled him from the car. "You can't go with these boys, you must play for me tomorrow", and took Sam away. I always wonder what that night would've been like, but is more the real Blues this way. I saw Sam play whenever I could and we would talk sometimes between sets but we naver got to play the blues with one another. God bless him. I try to be as real in my Art as Lightnin' was. |
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Awards: Honorable Mention Concord Art Association 28th Anniversary Show Best in Show Animals Only @ Gallery Concord Concord, CA Award of Merit California Work CA Scholarships California College of Art and Crafts (1956 - 1958-1963) California School of Fine Art (1960) |
