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Stefan Duncan
Mooresville North Carolina Artist's Guild Show September 2008.
Stefan Duncan was born Dec.1, 1956 as Stephen Ward. In 1992, he changed his last name to his mother's maiden name of Duncan because of Scottish sword competitions and for an artistic name.
He spent his summers at Lake Waccamaw. His grandfather made the lake seem magical to Duncan with tales and little fishing rituals. This lake has always been in Duncan's heart and why most of his paintings have water in them.
Duncan graduated with an A.S. in Science and also has an English and Art Degree. He also taught creative writing and published poetry and short stories.
He began studying kenjutsu sword and won the Highland National Sword Championship from 1995-1997. Duncan also started doing clay pieces and on the side sold wizards and dragons, Indians, etc.
In 1998, Duncan decided to pursue art full time. It took four years to develop his own unique style. Two years after this, he fell into his Squigglism style.
He was selling one painting about every two months. Then, in August, 2005, he did a solo show at Ole Town Gallery in Fayetteville. In two hours Duncan sold 17 paintings. It was as if, all the planets had aligned perfectly just for that moment. The following weekend, Duncan sold another dozen at a show in Charlotte. Suddenly, his sales increased and from August 2005 to August 2006 he sold 321 paintings.
August of 2006, David Wolk, of Van Gogh Gallery, announced on their site that Duncan was becoming America's Van Gogh. His art form is called Squigglism, a Living Spirit Art.
It is Duncan's hopes that his works will be enjoyed by people across the world, that each painting will give them a little more "Light" in their lives. It has become his mission.
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