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About the Artist: Paul Kamish
Paul Kamish is the product of his environment.
His father was an Air Force pilot and his mother a teacher.
As the kid of a military officer, staying in one place was not
an option.
As the kid of a teacher, traveling through Europe opened the
door to learning about art and its history. Before Paul's 16th
birthday the family had moved 11 times and had toured 15 countries.
"Travel is a very important part of my life. I was lucky. My parents were great adventurers
and understood the value of traveling and learning about other cultures. Our travels included
living in Europe for 4 years. My family; Mom, Dad and four siblings trekked all throughout Europe
in a yellow Volvo station wagon. We saw Europe on $5 a day military budget, but that's the
way you really see it. We saw the great art and architecture of Paris, London, Rome, Berlin
(East and West), Athens, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Vienna and more. We spent days
at the Louvre, d'Orsay, El Prado, Tate, Stonehenge, the Parthenon, the Sistine Chapel,
Ludwig's Castle and on and on."
"It allowed me to experience the art and way of
life in other cultures at a young age and it has had a profound
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Art and making things have been a part of Paul's life since childhood
"My brother David and I started taking art classes in grade
school and we haven't stopped." (David is the Author of
two Random House children's books he wrote with his son)  
After graduating from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
with a BA in Business and a Minor in Art, Paul worked in sales, but always had
a vision for building a business which would allow him to be a career artist.
All through college he was employed at a local theme park drawing caricatures for the summers.
"Things like this really teach you how to draw. Drawing all day, six and seven
days a week really helps you focus on shapes and lines, and to capture a likenesses
and expression in a very short period of time. That's the real deal. Look at Leonardo
da Vinci's caricatures!! They are amazingly expressive!"
Paul learned many of these skills while drawing caricatures.
He uses these skills to capture expression and emotion in his work today.
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In 1988, Paul formed Mish Cartooning with his brother David. Mish Cartooning
flourished. In a matter of a year, Paul had landed caricature concessions
at SeaWorld -San Diego, The Mall of America, Knott's Camp Snoopy, Worlds
of Fun in Kansas City, and the Minnesota Zoo. At its peak, Mish Cartooning
employed 70 seasonal caricature artists.
Paul sold the business in 1999 to pursue the next phases of his art
career. His brother David went on to write a number of children's books.
In a collaborative effort created several wild and whimsical pieces
of art that were part of a show at the Minnesota Children's Museum.
Many of these sculptures and paintings were sold in some of the most
prestigious galleries in New York, New Orleans, and Carmel. 
Paul also directed his attention to sculpture.
"I have always liked the physical aspect of sculpture. You know it's
real. It seemed second nature for me because once you have learned the
fundamentals of drawing; sculpture is just an extension of that. It
takes it from a 2-dimensional illusion to the next level. All great
sculptors are also great drawers. Then it is just a matter of style."
Paul has a wide range of things he likes to create, from drawings and
paintings to relief and full-round sculpture. He enjoys realism as well
as abstract.
"I think that the variety of my childhood experiences while
traveling the world has helped me to develop an uninhibited child's
view that allows me to enjoy and appreciate this range of art. Like
in most museums, there is the Baroque and Renaissance mixed with the
Impressionists and the Abstract. Viewing this as a young child really
lets you see the piece for what it is."
Paul has been inspired by a number of artists along the way. Spanish
architect Gaudi, Kandinsky, Moore, Archipenko and Miro, as well as contemporary
artists like LeRoy Neiman, Richard MacDonald and friend and fellow Minnesotan
Bill Mack. Bill Mack is a world-renowned relief sculptor and has been
a big influence on not only on Paul's art, but also on the production
and marketing side of the business.
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Paul's body of work includes the Ste. Germaine Series
of figurative nudes,
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The Abstract Nudes
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The Cello Series, merging the shapes of a woman with
the cello. 
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Religious Series
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He has also developed a collaborative project where here creates
works of art using the origin lines of a novice. He recently
created a sculpture and painting with former Speaker
of the House Newt Gingrich. *CEA Collaborative Energy
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Legends of Golf Series, including Sam Snead,
Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones
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Legends Baseball Series
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Paul recently met with golf enthusiast George H Bush and presented him with a sculpture of his good
friend Doug Sanders. Sanders was a 21 PGA Champion and is a good friend and patron of Paul's.
Paul and Kamish Studios have big and ambitious plans for 2006. With his
relationship with the Ted Williams Museum and its Executive
Director David McCarthy, he is planning to create sculptures
of a series of major league greats who have been inducted in the Hitters
Hall of Fame, many of whom are also already members of the Major
League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
He is also creating an extended Legends of Golf Series
Paul will be meeting with Dave McCarthy, Executive Director of
the Ted Williams Museum to identify a list and schedule for the
Legends of Baseball Series.
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