Strictly on a whim and for a lack of anything better to do, I It was at this time I taught myself how to oil paint. It was the one
airbrushed a couple wildlife subjects on textiles - a denim vest medium I had not attempted. You could say it was the “stick and
and a T-shirt if memory serves... I showed these to some friends carrot” I used to get myself through my work-related obligations;
and their reaction was quite encouraging, so much so money finish this job for so and so and you get to paint something in
was offered in exchange for creating specific requests. At this oils for yourself... This worked for a while, but alas I grew to love
point, this was a welcome reaction! I kept up with this and the creating the art for myself more and started to turn my back on
requests (and compensation) increased. I eventually settled the airbrush as I had begun to associate it with soul-less work
on painting on denim jackets exclusively and it took on a life for hire.
of it’s own. In 1992 while visiting Disney World in Orlando, I During this period, in support of the exchange of airbrush relat-
was approached by Disney to create exclusive wearable art for ed information online I used to regularly frequent the airbrush
their environmental theme shops located at Lake Buena Vista. boards of the time -it was on one of these boards that I first saw
I worked for them until 1995. the impressive wildlife art of Sandi. We became friends through
In 1996 I moved to California and started creating the similar this forum and supported one another in our artistic efforts...
exclusive Wildlife Wearable Art for a number of wildlife refuges In 2003 I moved back to Gainesville, Florida, and it was at this
located there - most notable among these would be Sacra- time I began to relinquish airbrushing. I took up oil painting al-
mento Zoo, Sierra Endangered Cat Haven, and Tippi Hedren’s most exclusively.
“Shambala Preserve”. In 2005 my wife and I were divorced. I left the Gainesville area
and moved back to Clearwater where I had lived for about 30
years prior.
During my time in California, I started my web site in 1996 and
it has been online for over a decade now with the same ad-
dress. I was one of only maybe ten airbrush related sites online
I stayed there for a few months with a good friend and then
at that time. In conjunction with Anthony Wren, we created alt.
went to Montana for a month to visit with my brother. Over the
airbrush.art newsgroup which I believe is still going to this day.
years Sandi and I had kept in touch as colleagues via the online
I have been among those first few to create online step by step
forum and exchanged information about our lives as friends do.
demonstrations - my first of which was hosted by the now de-
While in Montana, my brother suggested that since I was travel-
funct; “AirJammers” run by Greg Majors. I have been fortunate
ing about now that I should go to North Carolina and visit Sandi
in being published in such publications as “Airbrush Technique
as we had a lot in common - it made sense, and when offered
Magazine”, “Airbrush Action”, “Airbrush Art + Action” and “Art
an invitation to visit I accepted. It was love at first sight and we
Scene International”
were married not to long after that and thus was born - WOLF
In 2001, after almost 10 years of continuous commission
SONG STUDIO.
based work and involvement with airbrush related efforts I hit
WOLF SONG STUDIO represents 45 years of combined profes-
the wall - it was becoming increasingly difficult to finish my work
sional artistic experience in the persons of Artists; J. W. Baker
in a timely fashion. What was once easy and challenge now
and Sandi Baker. It is our desire and sincere intent to create
became drudgery. Through a slow insidious process I had lost
future works that will hopefully entertain and earn the contin-
the joy of creating my own work and had become in a sense a
ued support of those who have been kind enough to collect our
human “Xerox” machine.
works and follow our careers.
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