Hm, I’ll start by saying my name is Tré Taliaferro. Hopefully this will give
you a sense of who I am because I’m not the type of person to talk about
myself, I’d rather let my work do the talking. I was born January 18, 1996 in
Powhatan, Virginia where I currently reside. Back then I wouldn’t consider
myself an “Artist” but I’ve always been a creative person who was always
drawing... 95% of my teachers can back that up due to how many drawings
they’ve had to clean up on the desks once the class was over. I graduated
from Powhatan High School in June of 2014 and applied to VCU for their
art program but that fell through. Around the end of my senior year I was
so stressed out because I wasn’t sure what career I wanted to pursue
but working for someone has never been my cup of
tea. Many weeks went by where I could’ve pulled my hair out if I had any so
I started to think of things I already liked doing and how I could possibly
capitalize on them. At the time, drawing didn’t seem like a realistic career to
have so I decided to step it up a notch and start painting... I mean I can
name famous painters but couldn’t name a soul who was successful just by
drawing. Don’t get me wrong, my art teachers taught me a lot of techniques
but the best “teacher” for me has been the internet. Anyways, I watched a
couple of YouTube videos and read a few tutorials then decided to buy
some paint supplies. My first painting as you can guess was certainly not
something I believed was good but I uploaded it to social media and after
about three people told me it was good and asked for a painting (although it
was hard to believe them) I thought maybe it was something I could pursue...
So I did as you can tell. I’m currently 21 and I’ve been painting for a little
over three years, I’ve created over or around 300 paintings that have
mostly been sold. I may have five or six that haven’t been sold to date. I’ve
done paintings for schools, police departments, my county’s court system,
taught classes to elementary school kids, animal shelters, I’ve been on
Channel 6 & NBC News for paintings I’ve done for the Obamas, I’ve also
donated paintings that have raised thousands of dollars for charities. The
support from my county and loved ones keep me going and I give all thanks
to them for the position I’m currently in and the opportunities I receive.
Okay I really just feel like I’m rambling so yeah, I hope you enjoy my work!
Much love.
you a sense of who I am because I’m not the type of person to talk about
myself, I’d rather let my work do the talking. I was born January 18, 1996 in
Powhatan, Virginia where I currently reside. Back then I wouldn’t consider
myself an “Artist” but I’ve always been a creative person who was always
drawing... 95% of my teachers can back that up due to how many drawings
they’ve had to clean up on the desks once the class was over. I graduated
from Powhatan High School in June of 2014 and applied to VCU for their
art program but that fell through. Around the end of my senior year I was
so stressed out because I wasn’t sure what career I wanted to pursue
but working for someone has never been my cup of
tea. Many weeks went by where I could’ve pulled my hair out if I had any so
I started to think of things I already liked doing and how I could possibly
capitalize on them. At the time, drawing didn’t seem like a realistic career to
have so I decided to step it up a notch and start painting... I mean I can
name famous painters but couldn’t name a soul who was successful just by
drawing. Don’t get me wrong, my art teachers taught me a lot of techniques
but the best “teacher” for me has been the internet. Anyways, I watched a
couple of YouTube videos and read a few tutorials then decided to buy
some paint supplies. My first painting as you can guess was certainly not
something I believed was good but I uploaded it to social media and after
about three people told me it was good and asked for a painting (although it
was hard to believe them) I thought maybe it was something I could pursue...
So I did as you can tell. I’m currently 21 and I’ve been painting for a little
over three years, I’ve created over or around 300 paintings that have
mostly been sold. I may have five or six that haven’t been sold to date. I’ve
done paintings for schools, police departments, my county’s court system,
taught classes to elementary school kids, animal shelters, I’ve been on
Channel 6 & NBC News for paintings I’ve done for the Obamas, I’ve also
donated paintings that have raised thousands of dollars for charities. The
support from my county and loved ones keep me going and I give all thanks
to them for the position I’m currently in and the opportunities I receive.
Okay I really just feel like I’m rambling so yeah, I hope you enjoy my work!
Much love.
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