"Did you know that from the Mississippi to the Big Sandy, no Kentuckian is more than 40 miles from a Kentucky State Park or historic site?"

Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. The park was named for the smoke-like bluish haze that often envelops these fabled mountains.

SPOTLIGHT ON A KENTUCKY ARTIST
CLINT HEDGES

Clint Hedges is a self-taught artist who has decided to share his love for portrait art with the people around him. Anyone can snap a photo. Photos commemorate the greatest moments in our life. Being the son of a photographer, he know how important those photos are, but what Clint does is create a permanent work of art celebrating you, your family members, pets or any of your favorite people; something you can’t find anywhere else. This is not a machine that ‘draws’ your picture while you wait, this piece is custom-tailored, a work of art you will cherish forever. Each stroke of the pencil is from his heart, and he can almost guarantee this will be your favorite home decoration. Clint does not have one specific specialty, but he has done many drawings of children-is there anything more important to us? He also does memorials to show appreciation to the most instrumental and influential people in our lives. Your picture can be done in either graphite pencil (which allows him to add the most detail) or pen (which, in a lot of cases, makes for a bolder appearance). Pen is a little bit quicker method than pencil, and is a bit less expensive. Mr. Hedges does not work for free, but he welcome you to shop around and find a better value. If you do not like what he give you, he’ll do it again and again until you get exactly what you want, and for the record, no paid customer has ever declined his first attempt. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Clint Hedges at HostileMetalHead@yahoo.com. Don’t let the name scare you, he is a gentle giant. Visit his website at clinthedges.com.

Clint’s family includes Lakaii (his high school sweetheart) and their two sons, Justin and Jeremiah. They call Eminence, Kentucky home.