I majored in Art in High School and studied all kinds of art. I tried it all! It was then I knew
I would be an artist. I am pretty much a self taught artist. I began with the love of lettering
and painting in oils. I went on to become a professional calligrapher and even taught the art
of calligraphy in two college's Adult Education classes. I was even one of the founders of
Scripts & Scribes out of Akron, Ohio. I stopped using oils because of my allergic reaction to
the paint and took up watercolors because it was much more challenging. Watercolors are not
forgiving. For many years I combined watercolor painting with my calligraphy. In 2003 I was
amongst the winners of the Graceful Envelope contest and the winners went on exhibit in the
Smithsonian. My winning entry remains in the Postal Museum of the Smithsonian permanently.
I also did many miniature watercolors, and designed greeting cards for about 25 years.
In 1999 I built my own website: www.csabo.com and I maintain it today.
By the year 2000 I thought it might be even more challenging to take some of my miniature
paintings and blow them up to a larger size of over 24 inches by 20 inches. By 2003 when I
moved to Arizona, I was painting in bright, bold colors, with edges that were made of thicker
lines of paint made by pushing the paint to the edge of each petal of a flower. In some cases
I would add molding paste for even thicker edges. I loved what I created and I named it
my "3-D edges". With every painting I gave each petal depending on the size of the flower
a thicker or thinner edge of paint and found it played with the light. I loved the shadows it
made and drew attention to the flower even more. It is unique to my style with a little humor
thrown in, either in the painting or the title.
I owned my own art galleries and did many art shows, won many awards, designed logos, menus,
been on TV, demonstrated for many groups, been guest speaker and did many a commission.
I'm still winning awards for my paintings... I'm often asked to be a featured artist for an art
magazine or online art website. I was just featured with the Purple Palette Magazine and I
just won 2nd Place with the online Dott Art Gallery out of Mechanicsville, VA. My artwork
has been published Internationally. My life has always been about being creative and I love
what painting does for me but most of all what it does for those who enjoy my artwork. I'm a
happy individual so I love to make people smile. I was truly Blessed with a God given talent.
