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| HENRY L. PERKINS (LEON) WAS BORN IN BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE. HE TAUGHT HIMSELF TO PAINT IN TEMPRA AND OIL AT THE AGE OF 15. HE WON SEVERAL AWARDS IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE ATTENDED THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA. HE JOIN THE US ARMY IN 1982 AND BEGIN PAINTING PORTRAITS FOR OTHER SOLDIERS AND WON SEVERAL AWARDS AT AN ART CONTAST IN FT. ORD CA. HIS MISSION IS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF HIS SUBJECTS. MR. PERKINS WORK HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE TRANSFERRING OF LIFE AND SPIRIT INTO ART. HENRY HAS AN UNCANNY KNACK OF MIXING COLORS IN A VIBRANT COMPLICATION. HE ALSO HAS AN UNBELIEVABLE ABILITY TO PAINT IN SEVERAL MEDIUMS AS WELL AS STYLES. HENRY'S GOAL AS AN ARTIST IS PERFECT HIS CRAFT TO THE POINT THAT HIS PIECES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND IN EFFECT SPEAK HIS THOUGHT WITH GRACE AND CLARITY. I ACCEPT COMMISSIONS OF ANY SUBJECT. |
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