VUE: Can you tell us about your artistic journey and
what initially inspired you to pursue a career in art?
GRANT: As a child, I had little artistic inclination and no
formal art education. My spark for creativity ignited in
my 20s when I began woodworking, craing my own
furniture, and eventually building my own pool table—
still one of my proudest achievements. Around the same
time, I started a soware company. While I enjoyed
creating the business and branding, I found myself
growing bored, maybe even depressed, with the daily
operations. At 30, I began experimenting with
photography and decided to take a leap of faith into the
creative world, hoping to find happiness as a 'starving
artist.' To my surprise, within a year, I was shooting for
companies like Sony and the UFC. I spent 15 years
traveling the world, photographing fashion and fitness,
but something still felt missing. e boredom returned
until one day, while visiting a gallery in Palm Springs, I
was completely "wowed" by a large painting. I don't even
remember the artist's name, but I knew then and there
that painting was what I wanted to do. So, I took another
leap, studied the strokes of other artists, and taught
myself how to paint. I'm still learning every day.
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