Ozell Hudson
Ozell was born in Mt. Pleasant, Texas; he grew up in Barstow a small town in the southern California Mojave desert. His exposure to fine art, other than High school art classes was very limited. However he enjoyed drawing so he enrolled in every art class that he could. As his skills improved he supported himself through college earning a Bachelor degree in Art from San Jose State in California. He went on to further his education and achieved his MFA at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Ozell currently resides in Livermore California with his family where he is actively involved with the local artist community and activities. He continually pursues to reach out to those who have limited exposure, resources or knowledge of fine art. He truly believes that the appreciation for the arts is the gateway to creativity, knowledge and understanding of the world around us.
My passion for art started at the age when I could barely hold a pencil. I believe that all artists are self-taught. The information is out there we internalize it and create art based upon our understanding of how to execute it. I have a passion for teaching art to those seeking to learn and exposing them to the information that I have acquired over the years of study. I consider my art in the category of realism that includes portraiture, figure, still life, landscape and sculpture. I work in several different mediums from oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoal and graphite.