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by Kevin Freeman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was born in July of 1960. I was raised in Cape Neddick, Maine and consider myself a local after living here for 66 years. I attended the York Beach School, and Cape Neddick School, York Junior and Senior High. I graduated from York High School in 1978. I attended and graduated from the Portland School of Art (MECA) in 1983. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met my wife, Sandra at the Portland School of Art. We shared an apartment for a summer on Crescent Street before moving to Cape Neddick. We moved into a painting studio I had begun building during my last year at PSA. The building was quite primitive but suited our ambitions well. I supported myself by working for a friend who was a mason. This allowed me to spend time working as needed\u2014to buy food and paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra studied photography at the Art School. We both had creative aspirations and found our studio to be a comfortable place to live, our long driveway removed us from the hustle and bustle of a tourist community in the summers. But also, put us in Ogunquit center with a short bike ride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Freeman, circa 1985, photo by Sandra Freeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sandra and Kevin at Home, circa 1984, photo by Sandra Freeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sometime in 1990, at the advent of my first child, I began a sign business. It was a very modest operation, it slowly expanded and we made a living. Having been a student of simplicity and nature, inspired by Thoreau and others I lived in two worlds. One; the reality of life, the other, the dream of being creative, whatever that meant I really didn’t know. During parenthood everything else was set aside. Our priority was to raise our children with love and devotion. This created challenges that we embraced with dedication. I always kept a pen and ink nearby and would occasionally dabble with paint and canvas. I imagined myself, someday, getting back to the creative life that I experienced before parenthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have always loved painting. Well, since my mother bought me finger paints for the bath tub when I was two or three years old. I recall being stupefied at how I could put my finger in a jar of paint, wipe it on the bathtub wall and there was something! OMG, I was hooked! I carry that same feeling of wonder when I paint today and that is what inspires me to keep at it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Freeman, Senior Year, PSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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