July’s Art of the Month:
51st Annual Smithville Fiddler’s Jamboree Limited Edition Poster
by Adam Baker
Adam Baker was an artist from an early age. Learning from the example of his older sister, he began drawing cartoons and comics aimed at making people laugh. After high school, he moved from Cookeville to Nashville to study Fine Arts + Illustration as well as Graphic Design. After graduating with both Associates and Bachelors Degrees in those fields, Baker began his career as a Freelance Artist + Designer, while also working with a prominent printmaking company in Nashville.
Adam and his wife, Joy, took over All About Art Gallery & Custom Framing in 2015, so that the original owners could pursue their retirement dreams. Adam has been able to apply not only his skills as an artist, but his knowledge of digital editing and artist-quality printing to the Gallery's ever-growing list of services.
We recently sat down with Adam to ask more about his journey as an artist and about his process as he creates the annual posters for the infamous Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree.
Who are your biggest influences?
I have too many "biggest influences" to name, really. There are a lot of artists that I look up to .… READ THE FULL NEWSLETTER