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A vision of the past Walk past Hinton Originals art gallery on Main Street any day of the week and at first glance the inside of the place, except for the man perched on the stool, seems void of people. But that minutes before the oil painting of the Buffalo soldier saluting the American flag catches your eye. And seconds before the all too familiar smile of singer Ray Charles invites you in. Step inside the shop and Tim Hinton the man perched on the stool takes a second to greet you. And then it back to work. Hinton, 57, who been painting for 50 years, returns to his passion. stuff here, says Hinton pointing to the near finished portrait of someone grandmother, amazes me sometimes when I finish it. I ask myself how did I do that. It a question, said Hinton, he been trying to figure out for most of his life. Born in Orlando, Hinton said that he discovered his passion for art in the second grade. In the 1950s Hinton said that elementary schools in Florida typically had one art teacher, who float from class to class one day a week. was a fun day, Hinton mused. I would see her I throw my books [down] and run toward her, Hinton remembered. In the 1960s work for black artists was limited, Hinton said. So he decided to enlist in the Marines. After a tour in Vietnam and a stint working for the federal government, Hinton said that he began to really pursue his dream to become a professional artist during the 1970s. It was his dream of capturing history, he said, that led him to begin peddling his work in local art galleries in the early 1980s. you can take a flat surface and just turn it into an amazing piece of art, that a great thing, Hinton said. is a living thing. You are really a recorder of life when you sit down, and paint, Hinton added. Over the years Hinton said that he built up a loyal following of art collectors. Many pay thousands of dollars for an original piece. Hinton originals hang in the homes of boxer Muhammad Ali and former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder. Cynthia Tompkins, who has commissioned Hinton to paint several pieces, said she was drawn to his work because it looks real. have to tell you, I think he one of the best portrait artist I ever seen, said Tompkins, of Mitchellville. he paints a picture it just dead on, she said. Tompkins said that she recently decided to commission Hinton to paint a portrait of her grandmother because she felt that he was capable of capturing the essence of her grandmother. think it kind of a sacred process when you allow someone to paint a portrait of someone so dear to you, Tompkins said. I handed him a picture of my grandmother he just stood there and studied that picture, she added.