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Erik Gustafson

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I spent 20 years serving in the United States Air Force, and have had the fortune to live all over the world, including Iceland, Germany, and in a tent for a year in Saudi Arabia.

Always an artist at heart, I produced many paintings during my adventures. After my service, I settled down with my family (wife, two great daughters, 2 cats and a little white fluff dog) in small town Iowa, where I love to volunteer at the antique carousel. Now, I help people with intellectual disabilities to reach their potential and teach psychology classes at a local college.

I switched from a paint brush to a pen and am now a horror writer, by night.

I have had short stories published by Visionary Press, The Horror Zine, Crypto and Co., and several horror anthol
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Memory and art

This is my latest painting I did. It’s done with oil paints.  I was exploring the sadness from losing memories as we age.  Started out sketching a brain and adding the sun.

Then I added dark clouds

Next i painted dead tree branches and limbs closing in on either side

And finally… the brain, with deep, expanding grooves shrinking the brain, which is being covered by the clouds.

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Perchance to dream: - ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
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Must give us pause: there's the respect
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message 2: by Erik

Erik Gustafson Thanks!! Can't wait to hear what you think of my work!

Elena wrote: "Hi Erik,

Thanks for the friend-vite. I'm going to have to take a look at some of your works."



message 1: by Elle

Elle Hi Erik,

Thanks for the friend-vite. I'm going to have to take a look at some of your works.


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