Upon his military discharge, Ecker, undaunted, continued amassing another two dozen "doodles" even selling one for $50 to a man who made 500 copies and said he would hire grammar school kids to color them with color pencils for sale around Ecker's home area. With limited space in his Manhattan studio apartment, most all of his drawings were stashed in his closet. But he took a forward step and submitted a specially drawn work to The American Association of Certified Public Accountants, looking for a cover for its 1980 "Tax Rules Book." It was quickly accepted for a handsome fee, with a tan background added as black and white drawings, according to an editor at Art News who had been impressed with his works to date, were still out of favor.Įcker, like Roberts, started early with interests in journalism. He then turned his attention to music and began a long career as a composer, mostly of Country and Americana music. To date, he has earned over 20 industry awards, including Career Country Composer at The Los Angeles Music Awards and a regular "Featured Artist" spotlight on Renegade Radio Nashville. He has five albums released on iTunes.In fact, The C.R. Ecker Band recently earned "Rising Star" honors in a recent international competition. Robert's senior year of high school in the Cheyenne, Wyoming area found her in a painting class, and she soon began studying creative advertising at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she received, in addition to her degree, a certificate in digital media that covered subjects such as 3D animation and web design.
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