Niagara Morning - The Art of Larry Whitler

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In the late 1970s, when I was in my early 20s, I was pursuing a songwriting career. I had a five song contract with a publisher in Toronto and was led to believe I would also be signed a recording artist.

Upon crossing the border I was told I could not transport my cheap PA system into Canada unless I left a $1,000 deposit (my sound system cost less than that!). So I rented a cheap motel room on Grand Island near Niagara Falls to hold my sound system for one week.

When I arrived at the record company in Toronto I got the grand tour of their incredible recording studios and received the “red carpet treatment.”

Then the ‘bomb’ was dropped. The record company had been sold and I was no longer going to be signed as a recording artist. With my dreams kicked out from under me, I drove back to my little motel room on Grand Island.

The next morning I drove to Niagara Falls. It was cold, I felt defeated, and yet the promise of a new day lay before me. This painting expresses that moment.

The Art of Larry Whitler

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I am an artist living in Ocala, Florida. As of this writing I am 67 years young. I retired from a 36 year career in radio broadcasting in January of 2020. I have lived most of my adult life in Central Florida. I was born in New York City and raised in North Merrick on nearby Long Island.