Jim Spencer:
CLASS OF 1961
Kailua High SchoolClass of 1961
Kailua, HI
San Jose State UniversityClass of 1971
San jose, CA
San Francisco Art InstituteClass of 1963
San francisco, CA
Jim's Story
Life
I LEFT KAILUA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, 1961. I WORKED ON A MERCHANT SHIP THAT WENT TO JAPAN, KOREA, OKINAWA , AND EVENTUALLY SAN FRANCISCO WHERE I WAS GOING TO ATTEND THE SAN FRANCISCO ACADAMY OF ART. I LEFT THERE IN 1963 TO SERVE A FOUR YEAR ENLISTMENT IN THE U S COAST GUARD. I ATTENDED ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE SCHOOL FOR A YEAR AND WAS ASSIGNED TO A COAST GUARD CUTTER FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY ENLISTMENT. AFTER MILITARY SERVICE I MARRIED AND WENT TO SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. WHILE STILL IN SCHOOL I BEGAN BUILDING A 37 FT. OCEAN CRUZING TRIMARAN, I GRADUATED WITH A BA IN FINR ART IN 1971 AND FINISHED THE BOAT THAT YEAR. OUR FIRST CHILD ERIKA WAS BORN IN 1972. IN 1974 WE MOVED TO SANTA CRUZ, CA. AND OUR ...Expand for more
SECOND CHILD,KRIS WAS BORN. I BEGAN BUILDING HOUSES AND GOT MY CONTRACTORS LICENSE AT THAT TIME. I CONTINUED AS A BUILDING CONTRACTOR, BUILDING MANY HOMES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS UNTIL 1998. DURING THIS TIME I ALSO GOT AN AA DEGREE FROM CABRILLO COLLEGE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. IN 1982 OUR THIRD CHILD MATTHEW, WAS BORN. MY WIFE AND SEPERATED IN 1989 AN DIVORCED IN 1994. I HAVE BEEN DOING WATER COLOR PAINTINGS AND OTHER ART RELATED ACTIVITIES SINCE 1997. I MARKET PRINTS OF THESE PAINTING AT VARRIOUS GALLERIES AND ONLINE AT WOODIEART.COM. IV'E BEEN DOING A LOT OF WOODIE CAR PAINTING WITH CALIFORNIA COASTAL BACKGROUNDS. OVER HE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS I AVE ALSO BEEN BUYING AND RESTORING CLASSIC CARS
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