In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with artist Eric Anfinson. We spoke about how the first time he picked up a paintbrush he hated the result but fell in love with the process.
It was this love of “doing” that had him coming back for more, eventually creating a client base around the world.
I particularly LOVE this episode because it touches on how important the process is. If all you care about is the outcome, you may be in for a life of sorrow, but when you love the process, you will have a life of true fulfillment.
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Eric Anfinson’s painting journey began in the fall of 2001 after he moved to a 2×4 mile island where the Gulf of Mexico & the Atlantic meet.
Anfinson is part of a well-established creative collective in Key West, Florida . . . an island known affectionately by locals as ‘the rock’. The remote location & unique community continue to offer rich subject matter for Anfinson’s work.
The people that call this island home, & those who pass through, live on in the faces & figures in Anfinson’s paintings.
A self-trained painter, Anfinson’s work is in collections throughout North America & Europe.
Anfinson, a native of Minnesota, paints full-time from his home-based Mockingbird Studio in Key West, Florida.
Art is everything & sometimes simply an essence.
– Eric
It is the tool that I use & that uses me in return.
It is my best & most critical friend.
But these words mean nothing by themselves…
the work – the active process – is what matters most.
Website: https://ericanfinson.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mockingbirdstudio
STUDIO
Mockingbird Studio – owner: Key West, FL / 2007 – present
Represented by Gingerbread Square Gallery
305-296-8900
1207 Duval Street, Key West, FL
That was great mark. I cycled by his studio a couple of days ago and was thinking how his life and talent make a remarkable story, so I was so happy to see this podcast with you guys talking about the history and process of how it all came together.
Thanks for your comment Steve! I am glad you enjoyed the episode.
Mark, I have known Eric since I married and moved from Naples to Austin,MN. in 1991. My husband was Eric’s parents neighbor & best friend.
Through the many chapters I have followed in Eric’s life, I am so proud & so happy to call him my special friend. I have felt a love for this young man that filled my life with new ventures whenever I visited Key West with his parents.
My husband, Art, died in 2015. He shared so many stories about Eric as a young man, before & after his accident. The Anfinson family & my husband’s family before I married him, went through many challenges.
Eric has made a wonderful life for himself! So happy Emma came back to Key West! They deserve the life they are sharing.
I hope to visit “The Rock” in 2020!
Feb.10,2020
austin
Thank you for your comment and come visit us soon!
Hi from Munich, Germany
What a surprise! Good to hear from Eric in this podcast. We met in Key West in 2004 and then again in 2008 and I am glad our passes crossed and I could get a glimpse of him creating art. And the thing about the process: Same here with writing songs. Not to say that being on stage recreating them does not feel good, but pouring into shape/lyrics what comes from…the source is the magic. 🙂 Thank you, love and all the best to both of you!
Andrea from Munich, Germany
Thank you for this Andrea!