The Faux Finish Artist

About the Book

Written for beginners and professionals alike, The Faux Finish Artist is a training manual for people who want to earn at least $500 a day as a working Decorative Artist. Whether you are a canvas painter, contractor, subcontractor, interior designer, or maybe you’ve never picked up a paint brush and simply want to earn extra income, Jimmy Eldridge Hager draws on his 35 years of experience as a working Decorative Artist to show you, step by step, how it’s done. From your first sample board, to your first client presentation, to building a successful business, The Faux Finish Artist will cut years off your learning curve. If you’ve ever considered a career as a working Decorative Artist, this book was written for you.

About the Author

From 1970 through 2005 Jimmy Eldridge Hager worked, as a Decorative Artist, on thousands of private homes and businesses in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, Florida and California. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a BA in English, Jimmy started writing short stories and novels while supporting himself and his family as a painter. He studied decorative painting in New York, Miami, London, Florence, Venice and Paris. He was the one of the first painters to combine artists’ acrylics with industrial application techniques on large scale residential and commercial decorative painting projects. Jimmy’s work can be seen in many homes and business throughout the South. Now retired, he lives in Columbia, SC with wife Joanne and their English Cocker Spaniel, Berkeley.