JAMES MELVIN ENDERS

I WAS BORN IN THE SMALL MIDWEST TON OF GALION , OH. I SPENT MANY OF MY EARLY YEARS GROWING UP IN SAN DIEGO. I WON MANY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTESTS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. MY FATHER HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MY ARTISTIC TALENTS AT AN EARLY AGE. I WENT TO MANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND WORKED WITH MANY TRAINED ARTISTS. I STUDIED UNDER SUCH FAMOUS ARTISTS' AS JOHN HAWKINS, GEORGE RAWDAKOWSKI ( WORKED WITH JACKSON POLLOCK), PAPCIAK, JAMES OLIVER.
I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PRIVELAGE OF WORKING WITH VAL BERTOIA OF BERTOIA STUDIOS OF BALLY, PA. I ATTENDED COLLEGE AT VALLEY FORGE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AND EARNED THE EQUIVALENT OF AN ASSOC. IN THE BIBLE. I HAD A BRIEF STINT OF WORK IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS FRO ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND WORKED WITH THE LIKES OF JAY-Z, FREEWAY, ASHANTI, MYKAL, YOUNG GUNS, BEENIE SEGAL, AND ETC. I WORKED WITH SEVENTEEN GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTISTS AND EARNED A GOLD RECORD FOR "SCRATCHIN AND SURVIVING" AND A PLATINUM RECORD FOR THE REMIX. I HELPED WITH THE FOUNDING OF TAKEDOWN RECORDS IN PHILADELPHIA.
I AM CURRENTEDLY A FULL TIME ART DEALER AND PROFESSIONAL PAINTER. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE LIKES OF JAMES OLIVER, TAJI MODERN, VAL BERTOIA,
RUSSELL HARTMAN(DISCOVERED KEITH HARING)
AND ETC. RUSSELL HARTMAN HAS BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING; " HE DRINKS FROM THE SAME WATERS AS KEITH HARING". MY WORK CAN BE BEST DISCRIBED AS A COMBINATION OF POLLOCK, PICASSO, MIRO, CALDER, AND HARING.