C. J. Latimore’s Legacy Art Gives Recognition A New Look

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Feb. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- Those in charge of choosing a commemorative piece to express appreciation of an exceptional leader are accustomed to seeing an assortment of plaques and other types of print displays. The contents are customized but they tend to look pretty much the same. Renowned Long Beach, California, artist C. J. Latimore has changed all that. He has combined fine art talent with technology to develop a technique for creating handmade legacy executive portraits which include reminders of the recipient’s most important achievements.

C. J. Latimore started his artistic journey with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Miami and a Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences from Barry University. He has followed that with over 25 years spent refining his techniques. This has resulted in pieces admired in public and private places around the world. His Legacy Executive Portraits are created by utilizing heat to merge images to place them on high quality acrylic glass. Examples can be seen in the Executive Retirement section of www.cjlatimore.com. C. J. has been able to make his multi-dimensional portraits even more impressive with the use of the fantastic advancements in digital photography and technology over the last decade. All this makes it possible to uniquely showcase people whose memories need to live on because of their accomplishments. Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEYLj9DCH3k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEYLj9DCH3k)



C.J. Latimore’s artwork graces the collections of clients like basketball superstar Michael Jordan, legendary Motown singer Smokey Robinson, and actress and activist Cicely Tyson.  His clientele also includes corporations such as Toyota, Office Depot, IBM, Citibank, Epson, Bank of America, Burger King and American Airlines. He created a $150,000 stained glass project for the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Carol City, FL., designed the Malcolm X postage stamp and the celebratory circular stainless steel artworks for the US Olympic Committee.

The C. J. Latimore Design Studios also offer an extensive series of awards which can be customized at very affordable cost for a variety of annual award and recognition events. These are popular for use at fund raisers, by schools, business organizationssuch as Chambers of Commerce, retirement parties, any occasion where valued recognition is appropriate.

For more information about C. J. Latimore and his Legacy Art, visit http://www.cjlatimore.com.

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