FEBRUARY 23, 2024 ART INTEL CINDY GERE Groundcover vendor No. 279 Paul Wertz discovered his amazing art skill in grade school at around eight years old. He loved drawing and creating in-class projects, but he told me his favorite project was doing clay. In class he discovered Picasso's art and fell in love with the style. Paul's family recognized his love for the arts as well as his talents. “When I was young I needed a reference of some images or objects to draw but as time went by I found I could construct the idea from memory. This took me years to develop. Some artists have this talent already down: The ability to see an image in your mind and hold that one image in the mind's eye for a constant period of time, and even rotate the image to recreate the art in any form. Every artist comes to their talent in different ways, some people have it naturally from birth and others discover it at 50, and even 70. When art is found or rediscovered in one’s life, it really opens things up for personal change,” Paul said. Paul told me as a young artist he used to enjoy shows like Rick and Morty cartoons, as well as other cartoons. “For me, Rick and Morty along with Picasso truly transformed my personal style. I would say I have an eclectic form of art with a hidden art form as well. I create images and some of them stand out and others are in fact hidden in the image itself. It's fun to watch people look at my art and point out the different images hidden. I guess its a hidden cartoon style of art,” he said. The way I see it is that Paul is creating images that have unseen characters. He’ll rediscover that he created something in the art that he then brings out. He draws with a pencil and then a face, or an owl, or something will pop out. “My art form has been a real coping mechanism for me in dealing with homelessness and personal loss. It's become a form of escapism in dealing with what I am going through,” he said. “It literally helps me escape reality." He continued, “What I love doing is to find a public location and just start drawing. Soon I get people to see my art, I'll strike up a conversation and get new ideas and good comments from my work. I feel like sharing it with the world; this is one way to show my work. “My work is very versatile. No matter what direction you turn it, it is always right side up. I would love to have my work get registered at the Library of Congress and get a copyright for my work and have my style only be what GROUNDCOVER NEWS Undercover art intel: The amazing artist Paul Wertz 7 Above: 2D colored pencil pop art by Paul Wertz, who is pictured right. is made by me alone.” Paul added, “I also want to create an LLC and help out in the community with art and artists.” Paul's works are extremely vibrant with a use of colors and contrasts from dark to light. I was totally mesmerized by it. The image jumps out at you and the more you look at it the more you get out of it. Paul told me he has a hard time acquiring colored paints. He needs to continue his art form with drawing paper. So if anyone can help donate to Paul or bring any colored pencils, all items would be appreciated at this time. Bring them to the Groundcover office and I will get them to him. I see his art becoming public posters and being shown to the world. I do hope he can create more art for a show this summer.
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