Terry Pyles,
Alaskan Artist, Ketchikan
We met Terry Pyles by coincidence. While having lunch at the Point, an Art café in Ketchikan, De l'Alaska, we first met his wife Cheri who volunteered to give us a free shuttle to the Totem Park. Then she proudly showed us her beautiful house with a magnificent panoramic view, and introduced us to her husband Terry. The chemistry fitted perfectly, and they invited us for dinner. We had a great (white salmon & king crab-) evening, full of laughing and talking. Conversations about live, art, the nitty gritty small talk details, but also about solving world problems. We felt especially privileged to have met them. An inspiring couple! Glad they accepted my 6vitesse-on-tour interview. Terry is first!
Terry Pyles (1957), born in Seattle, had his first art lesson at age 3 in a program for gifted children at the University of Washington. After graduating from high school, Terry moved to Alaska and became a licensed guide. His experience in the outdoors and time spent living in remote wilderness locations give him an edge when it comes to portraying the Alaskan environment in a realistic fashion.
Terry is best known for his paintings of Alaskan wildlife but he is equally skilled in landscape, marine and aviation subjects. His paintings are collected internationally and he has won several local, national and international awards for his artwork.
He is a truly “renaissance-artist”. He not only paints, but sculpts in fiberglass, epoxy, wood and many other materials. He also works in ceramics, stained glass, computer graphics and lampwork glass beads.
His hobbies are building furniture, fishing and golf. Terry and his wife Cheri own and operate The Point, an Art Café in Ketchikan, De l'Alaska
QU'EST-CE QUE LA LIBERTÉ POUR VOUS
Liberté, to me means, the ability to live on my talent, guts and ingenuity, and to live the way I want to without relying on anyone for support, and to free from the shackles of an overbearing authoritarian government. But to have freedom, one must first have liberty. The two are inseparable.
QU'EST-CE QUE L'AMITIE POUR VOUS
Friendship, is a bond of brotherhood, on a global scale. A friend is someone who will be there in a time of need or leisure. Someone who appreciates common interests and would open their home to you on a moments’ notice.
QU'EST-CE QUE LE SUCCÈS POUR VOUS
Pour moi, success is when everyone comes to you for your opinion.
Qui admirez-vous le plus au monde
The person I admire most in the world, would have to be Benjamin Franklin. (One of the founding fathers of the United States -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin )
QU'EST-CE QUE VOUS DONNE DE L'ÉNERGIE
I derive energy from the urge to create something original every day.
AVEZ-VOUS UN RÊVE QUI VOUS espèrent un jour se réalisera
My dream, everyday again, is for the government to get out of my business and life so that I can prosper, and maybe get a pay check, like my employees enjoy.
EN QUOI ÊTES-VOUS UN TALENT DE LA NATURE
I am an artist by nature. A “renaissance artist” to be precise.
QUI NE VOUS RESPECTER LES PLUS DANS LE MONDE
I respect my dad the most, of anyone in the world.
QU'EST-CE QUE VOUS DEVEZ grandir comme une personne
I need freedom and liberty to grow as a person.
QU'EST-CE QUE doesn”T KILL vous rend plus fort, SAVIEZ-VOUS RENCONTREZ CE?
I am strong because I went to the University of Hard Knocks.
AVEZ-VOUS UNE FOIS faire un bond en prenant un petit pas en arrière ?
Can’t remember ever being knocked down, when I didn’t get right back up.
QU'EST-CE QUE VOULEZ-VOUS AU CHANGEMENT DANS LE MONDE
If I could change any one thing in the world, it would be to decentralize governments.
QU'EST-CE QUE LE PLUS PRÉCIEUX POUR VOUS?
The most precious thing to me is quality of life.
Y AT-IL QUELQUE CHOSE QUE VOUS AVEZ TOUJOURS VOULU FAIRE sans jamais oser le
I don’t think there’s anything I haven’t dared to do that I really wanted to, but there are many things I couldn’t dare because I couldn’t afford to.
Ce qui vous motive, Quelles sont vos valeurs, Ce qui vous branche
I’ve always had an inner drive to create, and be the best at what I do. I feel my artist avocation is directly tied to history, which is a hobby/ avocation in itself and directly affects and reflects in my work, both in a natural history sense as well as human history and arts. What makes me tick, is the next pushing of the envelope.