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rtist Daniel Norris has been around the block a few times , paid his dues and these days finds himself in a tolerable place back home in Weatherford .
“ I ’ ve just done a huge circle ,“ he said . “ If somebody had told me I ’ d end up back in Weatherford , even five or six years ago , I ’ d have said , ‘ No , you ’ re crazy .’ But here I am .” Born in the old Campbell Hospital on North Main in 1962 , at age 10 , he moved with his family to Aledo and lived in the Benbrook area for some years .
It ’ s not surprising Norris turned out to be an artist . The son of well-known local artist Homer Norris , he has paint and ink in his blood , and he grew up surrounded by the trappings of art , the work and the creativity .
When asked when he first began to dabble in art Norris said , “ I probably started around 4 or 5 . My dad was an illustrator so I was around it all the time . It ’ s like asking a little fish when he learned to swim . I ’ d try to imitate him and people would say , ‘ Aw , that ’ s so cute .’ So , yes , Dad was a very big influence on me . Everybody said , ‘ you ’ re gonna grow up to be a good artist like your dad .’ And , you know , that just imprints on you and you start believing it . Next thing I know I ’ m in school and beginning to excel at it .”
Norris grew up Seventh Day Adventist and
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