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Marvin Espy studied art in school, “but in the mid-’80s just wasn’t advised to pursue art.” Now, at 55, he paints for a living.
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The Mark Maker Marvin Espy waited three decades before he chose to chase his artistic dream BY LAURIE PRINCE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JONATHAN COOPER
MARVIN ESPY’S STUDIO at C3 Lab is crowded with brilliantly colored canvases. Shades of blue dominate a large portrait of Cam Newton wearing the silk Hermès head scarf that sparked an uproar on social media last fall. The Carolina Panthers quarterback was mocked on Twitter for his “granny look” and applauded by style arbiters at Vogue. Troubled by the free-for-all, Espy picked up a paintbrush. Continued on next page JANUARY 2020 // CHARLOTTE
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