SINCE
1960
Hi, my name is
James
Chastain
I just wanted to tell you
about myself
and how i
got started
in the sign business many
years
ago.
I
wasted more
notebook paper in
school
drawing
than i
did
for
school work, any
form of
art
was the
core of my
existance.
My
dad was
a
trucker in the 50s
and 60s
and one
day he
employed a local
sign
painter to letter
his
truck doors, I
watched
every
move
he
made,
fascinated
was
an
under statement.
A few weeks later,
dad asked me
what would
i like to be
when i
grew
up
and i anwsered
quickly
a sign
painter. He
then
asked me
if i
thought i
could
do this.
I hesitated
for
a
moment and replied
no.
Then i said i know i
can! So
at the
age of
about
12
i had made my career
choice.Then
the
question
was how,
i painted
a few
little sign
for
family and
friends
and
they
would
give me a dollar or
so.
But i
needed
someone
to
show and
teach me the
fundamentals of
the
trade.
That was a
problem,
because
there was
no-one
available
for
this
task. So i played
around
with
it till i
was 15
yr
old, quit
school
determined to be
a sign
painter.
Then one day i was in a
neighboring
town and was introduced to the gentleman that became
my tutor
and
life
long
friend.
His name was
Oscar
Truelove,
he seen
my potential
and
decided
he would teach
me.
My starting salary
was a
whopping $30
for a
40 hr.
week.
Finally i
had what i
wanted
for a long
time a
teacher and i found one of
the best
freehand sign
artist
in the
south.Now i was
on a journey
that would last
my
entire
life.
Wow
!!!
So
that
all this makes
sense is
simple, if you want
to be
a
sign artist
you
need
guidance
along the way or
most of you
will
fail
because you
do
not have help to
train
you.
That is where
i
can help
you, because i will
stay
with you
long
after you
purchase my basic
training
package
and the
reason
is i
don't
want to
see this art
form die.I
included a support
link
to
enable you
to stay
in
constant contact
for any
questions you
will
have.
"By
the way
i am
now 62 years old
and
still
painting."
I
reside
in
north Georgia and
have
been here all
my
life.
I thank God
everyday
for the many
talents
he
gave
me
and
the
doors he
opened for
me.
To Your
Future
Success!
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