Nelson named Artist of the Month

Ethan Nelson, a senior in high school who is attending dual credit classes at Western Nebraska Community College, is the Cheyenne County Art Guild "Artist of the Month" for September.

Nelson began his career of drawing and painting at an early age. One of his earliest artistic accomplishments is the Nebraska Fence Post Christmas Art Contest in 2002 where, at age 5, he won his first award.

Nelson joined the Cheyenne County Art Guild at age 10 in 2007 with the thought of improving his art techniques and learning about the business of marketing visual art. That same year, he and his older brother...