I was excited about this show as it was for Arrow Electronics, a company that had sponsored me in the past for an event in Denver, Colorado.
A great relationship grew between myself and and a few top executives at the company, so they brought me in to provide corporate entertainment at their global conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Arrow Electronics, a fortune 500 company, provides technology solutions globally using electronic components. They have done some amazing things and even joined a collaborative project to create a car for Sam Schmidt. He is a former driver for the Indy Racing League whose career ended after an accident left him a quadriplegic.
The car is actually the first of its kind…
It uses an array of technology to allow someone paralyzed from the neck down to drive on a racetrack. Some of the features that allowed Schmidt to drive include cameras mounted on the dash to detect head movements to steer and a bite sensor to brake. It’s really an amazing thing.
This was a great event as there were people from all over the world. An amazing and energetic crowd who, thankfully, really seemed to enjoy my speed painting performance. I painted a fun set that really appealed to the global audience.
Ray Charles, Albert Einstein, and Gene Simmons were painted in mere minutes to an engaged audience. The event took place at an awesome outdoor venue. The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, an award winning luxury resort, was where it all went down.
Arrow Electronics has offices all over the world. Once the performance was over they allowed different offices to stake a claim to the speed paintings.
One piece is going to the global office in Denver, while the other pieces are heading to Italy and Germany. I love to see the work I create go to so many parts of the world. I believe my paintings can be seen in over 15 countries that I know about. Hopefully, there are more countries that I have not been notified of.
I love what I do and want to thank Arrow Electronics for selecting me as their corporate entertainment last night. Hopefully, there will be many more performances to come with this cutting edge, innovative company.
