Shawn Palek

About me:

I am a 38 year old single father. Raising my children is my first priority in life. I am an established artist in the Des Moines area, though not really appreciated because I use the airbrush to create art. I am co owner of Custom Paint Specialists. I recently had a painting in Easyrider magazine. We had a motorcycle that I painted on the cover of American Iron customs in April. I have been teaching for 12 years @ DMACC and the Art Store, have probably had 600 students. I am also a pinup artist for upyourart.com If you would like to see some of my artwork go to cpspaint.com or pay a visit to the shop. The address is 5050 1/2 NW 2nd Ave in Des Moines. I do a lot of charity work and also encourage my kids to participate with me and help out, not enough parents teach their kids to be selfless and help others out. I am a board member of Bikers Assistance Fund and was president of the Slater Business Association for two years. I belong to an art group called Art-a-holics Anonymous, and also write for a local magazine called Throttler. I can usually be found on Thurs nights at Radical Pig bike night, at Radical Cycles. I have won about 50 ribbons at the Iowa State fair, including Best of Show, for my paintings, and dozens of trophies for my motorcycle work. I am also an accomplished baker and cook. I love being able to paint pictures for a living, beats the hell out of working at a real job. .. .. .. .. .. .. guys layout powered by HOTFreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments