p 10 | “Art Is Inevitable” — Keith Luke on Passion, Persistence & Going Full Time Keith Luke

So, OK.

When did you start, like the first thing you feel like, when did you start becoming an artist?

I would I would say.

I think when I become an artist, I got back into the because I compete in the state fair.

That was a big deal when I was in high school.

That's how my art mentor would always she would always get us exposed.

We would compete with adults.

I said, man, I want to go back to competing.

I want to see where I stand.

Interesting.

The State Fair in 22 is when I got into that, and I ended up getting best to show.

I entered three pieces.

I remember them like it was yesterday.

I entered three paintings, and one won best to show.

I got a first place, and now I got a third place on the other.

Nice.

And literally just seeing those like seeing that happen just out of what I did that quick.

And I'm just thinking, yeah, it's this is this is now this is it.

I've got a stage, you know, commissions really started going up after that.

You know, I sold all those pieces that I had at the state fair eventually.

And, you know, I just got bigger.

I just went bigger sizes after that.

You know, I just got bigger.

But that first state fair competition was, man, that was that thing lit a

fire under me like crazy.