At the age of 30, I almost lost everything to drug addiction. This book chronicles my pursuit to achieve my childhood dream of becoming an artist.
Peter Bragino is a multi-discipline, mixed-media artist, designer, treasure hunter, and soul searcher. No matter the medium, his art has always been a manifestation of his personal spiritual journey and recovery. He shares his vision with the world in the hope of inspiring a deeper connection between you, the viewer, and your own life journey. He makes art to encourage people to live deeply, love fearlessly, and to appreciate this heavenly place called Earth.
After serving in the Marine Corps for five years, he began his artistic career as a freelance airbrush artist in California. He fell deeply in love with the process of creation and quickly moved on to painting on canvas and creating his own visions. Four years to the date of leaving the Marines, while deep in the throes of addiction--and experiencing recurrent suicidal ideations--he was arrested for drug possession and placed into a one-year court appointed rehabilitation program. Upon completion of the program he moved back to New York to study classical drawing and begin his career as a fine artist.
From the age of 30 on, he has spent well over 7,500 hours honing his craft, at least 5,000 of which were spent drawing the human figure from life. From this, he's created over 40 sketchbooks, thousands of drawings, and hundreds of paintings and three-dimensional works.
Message has always trumped medium. Whether through drawing, murals, sculpture, jewelry, or painting he wants the viewer to see through his eyes how beautiful he believes the world is: to appreciate the Sacred Mysteries of Life. He turned struggle into both art and music--both of which saved his life. Most of all he wants you to remember that dreams really can come true if you dedicate yourself fully to their pursuit and maintain the faith to allow them to be born.
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Last time I sent you a message I was waiting for printed proofs to arrive before I could make the final approval. The good news is that the proofs looked great. Every adjustment I wanted to make was addressed, and I can finally say that I'm happy with the final product (Both hardcover and softcover). As a result, I sent the final payment to the publisher to print your copy of the book. 🤘🏽- Once I receive the books, the shipping process and book release party will be my only priority..
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So why am I telling you this?|
I think the point I want to mention is about the reality of things VS. the way our social lives are perceived. This journey probably didn't have to take this long, and if I did it again I'm sure I could cut this time down by at least half, but it did take this long because it needed to and that's the truth. This truth, you just witnessed. You actually saw 1.5 out of 3.5 years of it.
My moral here is not to allow the perception of other people's lives to deter you from striving for and accomplishing your own goals, dreams, and life. Don't put a time limit on your dreams; live them and watch them manifest in their own due time.
Becoming an artist has been a dream for me, a dream that started when I was a child. I can finally say, with the proof of this book, that I lived the life I imagined. A life that you'll be witness to through the pages and the drawings contained in I AM HUMAN.
Thank you for taking this journey with me! I'm honored to be walking this life with you and can't wait to share my new endeavors with you....
Your book is in the printing process as of today!
I'll be back with you soon on shipping and/or book opening arrangements...
Pete