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When I first started learning Corel Painter, I found a class on Lynda.com that John Derry taught. Little did I realize I would be talking to him personally a few years later. It’s always funny when things like that happen to you. Insignificant moments in your day to day turn out to be something a lot deeper later in life.
John surprised me. I didn’t realize how deep he is cemented in the Corel Painter world, and I didn’t realize how much he played in the inception of this program. On top of that, when he unpacked why he created his artwork, I found I looked at his work differently.
Sometimes it only takes a bit of sharing for one to see things differently.
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Alice
It was very interesting reading about John Derry. I took classes on Lynda.com from him too.
L.A. James
Thank you, Alice.
Mark
interesting
L.A. James
Thank you, Mark.
Randy
Thanks for another good interview.
L.A. James
You are welcome, Randy. Glad you are enjoying them.
Amber
I enjoyed the story about his art and his wife. It was touching!
L.A. James
Thank you, Amber.
Kristy
Didn’t know a lot of that about him.
L.A. James
I didn’t either, Kristy!
Michella
I laughed when I saw his first art. How far we have come.
L.A. James
Isn’t that the truth, Michella. Hard to believe what it looked like.
Lucas
Thanks for doing this, L.A.
L.A. James
You are welcome, Lucas.
Sarah
I thought this would be dull, but it wasn’t. There was a real human touch with this one. A lot to think about. Thank you.
L.A. James
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for your comment.
Pixie
Thanks
L.A. James
You are welcome, Pixie.
Johnny
Who’d have thunk it
L.A. James
Ha, ha! Glad you got a surprise.
Susan
Looking forward to next month.
L.A. James
Hi Susan,
Thanks for your comment.
K.C.
What a range of art styles. I was only familiar with his stuff online.
L.A. James
Hi K.C.
I was too. I only thought he did architecture paintings. I also remember watching a class on coloring black and white photos.
Ruth
would have liked to hear more. i bet he has a lot to tell still.
L.A. James
Hi Ruth,
Thank you for your comment. I had a chuckle. Don’t we all have more to tell? 🙂
Cathy
I enjoyed reading this. Thanks
Jack
I have taken a lot of his classes on Lynda. It was interesting reading this.
L.A. James
I have too. Glad you liked it, Jack.
Fran
Interesting read.
L.A. James
Thank you, Fran.