History
As a youth, Everna remembers his earliest influence in art was his mother. Her central interest was music, but she would occasionally sketch for her own amusement. Inspired by her drawings, he was always happy to show her his artistic progress, but she doggedly directed him to the piano. Everna quickly discovered that using a pencil was a lot more comfortable than trying to master those black and white keys. Living in Cleveland, Everna paid occasional visits to Caramel House, an organization dedicated to broadening the horizons of the local youth. Their structured activities for the kids included brief overviews of different forms of art. Because of his comfort with the pencil, Everna gravitated to the drawing activities and learned about shading objects. He saw that shading could alter depth and dimension of a picture and soon began to incorporate the procedure into his own drawings, a technique he continues to use today.
Specialties
After a 39 year hiatus, ...this self taught artist only recently resurrected his innate ability to create his own brand of art. In the course of the revival Everna believes that the absence of formal training actually worked in his favor. he is void of any inhibitions thus allowing him complete freedom of expression without being shackled to any one style or medium. Actually, Everna has vigorously avoided labels and never considered himself an artist in the traditional sense. He prefers to be thought of as a