<p>Oh now I see who what why you are.
have you seen this?
the guy won big prize for his painting last year. this is his short bio. all he wanted to do was surf.
you never know, don’t give up art-art just yet. I think, things will change for the better for our kids, and you, too for years to come.
in fact, I am going Grand Rapids tonight to see what’s up, with reluctant kid in tow. maybe the last gift I could give him. he is 18, in sort of limbo.
life is tough but opportunities are endless when you are young and healthy as long as you want to lean and keep doing so.
good luck.</p>
<p>In 1966, at the age of five, Ran Ortner moved from San Francisco to rural Alaska. He and his family lived in an isolated log cabin, with no running water, a wood fire for heat and a grass airstrip for a driveway. To escape the brutal winters, Ran and his family would take their single engine Cessna “Ragwing” on 3-4 month adventures from Alaska to South America. On these expeditions, Ran would turn to the open expanse of sea to escape the confines of his unconventional childhood. When Ran was eighteen, he left home and began surfing the waves off the coasts of California and Mexico. While surfing he was able to consider both the wondrous and perilous conditions of life. Overwhelmed by what he saw and felt, he turned to art as a form of exploration. Ran has lived and worked in New York City since 1990, and he continues to surf.</p>
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