Ethan Nelson "Artist of the Month" April 8 - May 8

Ethan Nelson is currently a freshman at the Nelson Homeschool and a member of the Windy Plains Christian Home Educators.  Ethan began his career of drawing and painting at an early age.  One of Ethan’s earliest artistic accomplishments is the Nebraska Fence Post Christmas Art Contest in 2002 where, at the age of 5, Ethan won his first award.
 

Ethan joined the Cheyenne County Art Guild at the age of 10 in 2007 with the thought of improving his art techniques and learning about the business of marketing visual art.  That same year, Than and his older brother, Jake, founded their own business and launched Nelsonart which specializes in original art notecards and limited edition prints.

Ethan has pursued improvement in his photography skills through the Western Nebraska Community College and is currently enrolled in a series of online website design classes and has his Nelsonart website up and running.  Ethan has received numerous awards for his artwork and his Nelsonart business has received the following awards for Youth Entrepreneurship:

Outstanding 4-H Project Ribbon 2007 Cheyenne County Fair,
Outstanding 4-H Project Ribbon 2007 Nebraska State Fair
2007 - 2008 Nebraska 4-H Entrepreneurship traveling exhibit
2010 Biz 4 Kids Presenters, 2010 Sidney  Public Library – “How to Start Your Own Business”
2011 Western Nebraska Community College High School Career Day Presenters
2012 1^st Place Nebraska Biz Idea Conference for Youth Entrepreneurs and $400 1^st place award.


Future plans include advanced lessons in watercolor techniques and working on web site sales. 

See Ethan's art work at the Cheyenne County Community Center and on his website:

www.nelsonart.webs.com