The end of the year boardmeeting was a resounding success, and I have to say that I actually lament that I’m not coming into this program now, having waited two years, because it’s in such a better position now than when I started…though some say adversity breeds success…
I know that my experience in SF was at times difficult, and much of it was my own doing, sometimes I feel like I may have benefitted from a university setting, or being in NYC…
Those feelings pass, and I’m so thankful that I am where I am right now. I have the opportunity to take time to read, create art, and train.
My only complaints now are weather, (which supposedly is going to be better in Sept. and Oct.) and not having quite the same art scene as LA or NYC.
I just need to get more work online and send out apps. That’s what will solve the latter problem.
Published by Pete Ippel
Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.
In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.
Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.
As a passionate problem solver and a pragmatic optimist, Pete’s art and his life are full of exciting challenges.
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