By Bonnie Gangelhoff
ART EDUCATION: Self-taught and workshops with Gay Faulkenberry and Quang Ho.STYLE: Impressionism.MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE WAY YOU WORK: I usually paint the whole painting at once, from one corner of the painting to the other until it’s complete.SECOND-CHOICE CAREER: Investor. I use all of my brain, not just the right side.BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: Don’t put your value in your talent, education, or what you own, but instead value others.CREATIVE SPARK: When I see something that catches my eye.ONE THING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I think everyone knows everything about me. I’m not hiding anything.FUTURE GOALS: To get my work in more galleries.PRICE RANGE: $300 to $4,000.REPRESENTATION: Royce Myers Art, Tulsa, OK; Dodson Galleries, Oklahoma City, OK; www.derekpenix.com.
Featured in our annual “21 Under 31” issue in September 2010
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