Dean Jester

To get some basics out of the way, I am a painter who lives in Amarillo, Texas (in the square part at the very top of the state.) I’m a retired English teacher who took up painting a few years back to find refuge from the craziness of the world of education. I have three degrees, none of which contain the term “fine arts” in their title. The best training I got for art was doodling during the countless hours of in-service I had to endure as a teacher.

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So, what happened that I became a teacher-turned-artist? The best way to put it succinctly is that it was one of those times of transformation and reinvention in life, and art became my coping mechanism to face those many changes. Since those that read this probably aren’t interested in a lot of educational, professional-sounding trivia about my life - I taught for 32 years, English, and was an Abydos Learning diamond-level trainer in writing (I hope that sounds impressive - it was a sixteen-year commitment and a lot of work.) 

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