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Show filQD0V by GAL THE !U Art Empie MUSTAPHA At his easel, brush in hand in the early morning, w bom Hal Empie says of his passion for jut, "It's in my genes. I have oo do this. I with this creative urge. Ochets have different talents. With me, irt art" Ar 92, Empie it Arizona's oldest continuous resident artist Thar productive place residence is Tube (pop. 949). one of the tone's oldest communities and a village .of rlaimingfhf dktinrrinn nf heir the tmnnath where are and hhmty meet,1 book about the painter; Ariima'sHsIErnfm, His Life, His Tam A Dr. nd Hij Art, by Evelyn Cooper, declares that "Empie is the creative genius we all hear about but teidotn meet. His tndemark paintings, drawings, cartoons, stones, and witticisms are ... a unique package made up of artistic talent, scholarly curiotity, honest ambition, and compassionate kindness, lb call him an original is an understatement." adobe house in Sofford (pop. Empies odyssey began in 1909 in a still His a territory. 8328), when Arizona was path to art maven wound through and medical the Great Depression, pharmacy training in college (where he felt wasn't he took no art courses because he good enough), marriage, three chilcareer as a pharmacist. Empie ultimately came to own a dren, and a drugstore Art Gallery Drug in Duncan, Aria. a unique pharmacy (attiring illus-muio- ns, m 47-ye- ar soda fountain, with Empie' an ed pictures displayed on the walls. After a 1978 flood destroyed much of the store, Empie retired to Tuboc to concentrate on painting. As with many artists, his career began eatiy. At 9, he debuted his skills in an unconventional manner by drawing a chalk mural on a school building. A teacher temporarily squelched the young artisrt burgeoning talent when he oedered Empie's first masterpiece to be destroyed. Later, the old SshmUy Evening Put influenced the Empie, and inks and paints began to fascinate him. Empie is colorful paintings and realistic line drawings would go on to capture and intetpret die mood of Southwest desetc life throughout the 20th centmy. His work has been featured in Arman Higfmmys, Anuriam Artist, and lift, as well as in international collections. Inspiration, vital m any artist, axnes easily to Empie, who says idea dance in his head. "I wake up with beautiful pictures in mind," he muses. There's a power in silence that brings vision in decaiL" He kiesks the importance of going with his heart and head. "No camera! That's my rule. Look to nature or your mind's eye to create original art. Photography is another whole art form." Empies embrace of both family and pharmacy could have snuffed out his art early on, but his passion said otherwise. "I maneuvered my life to make time to paint," he acknowledges. His steady output has netted him one painting a week on avenge for more than 70 years. More dun 6,000 wotks comprise his total in all media. All have sold except whar is currently in his gallery. Having attained a lofty age that some might say has earned him venerable status, Empie is a ripe aource of attistic wisdom. Tf you want to paint, you can," he advises those dreaming of pursuing art. "Read books, find a good teacher, lake classes. Believe in yourself. You can do it." wl Health issues inrluding hypt PMgwy, wnlwvUgwiwf inn (vision deterioration) along with the death of his beloved wife, Louise, last year after their 72nd anniversary, have not deterred him. Life goes on for the artist, who paints nearly every day. Visions keep dancing in my head, he says, "inspiring fresh expressions celebrating desert life." His favorite compliment, he recalls with a chuckle, once fame from an unlikely critic: a "Mister; said the youngster, 'You sure stay in your lines good. self-taug- ht ADVERTISEMENT Call Now And Get This Easy-T- o Follow Workout Video Weight Training For Seniors Only $6.95 and Improve mobttty. 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