ABOUT THE ARTIST
A native and resident of New Jersey, Anthony Gartmond displayed a gift for art, particularly pencil drawing, at a very early age. What began as simple stick figures quickly grew to complex cartoon characters and, later, portraits of his schoolmates. His talent was admired by his classmates, relatives and others, but sidelined his passion for a 30-year career in law. Anthony earned his Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers Law School.
Following retirement from his legal career after nearly 30 years, Anthony returned to art as a full-time endeavor in 2014. He enrolled in a drawing class at the Arts Council of Princeton to once again sharpen his natural talent. This experience, combined with the old-fashioned perseverance that followed, provided a springboard for the production of nearly 300 finished art pieces, while also enabling Anthony to make the skill of creating hyper-realistic pencil images his own. Anthony has had a burgeoning art career ever since. His graphite pencil art pieces have been successfully exhibited at WBGO Jazz
88.3 in Newark, NJ, Astah's Fine Art Gallery in Maplewood, NJ, Moody Jones Gallery in the Philadelphia, PA metro area. His art has also appeared as part of the renowned Philadelphia October Gallery, as well as other well-known art shows.
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Graphite pencil on board
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Lee Morgan
20" x 24"