All four of his sons went on to become professional painters.

It would have been my first opportunity to do so during a 40-year career as a professional painter.

He left the post office job in 1968 and became a professional painter.

He started as an architect before becoming a professional painter.

His career as a professional painter began during this period.

He is considered as the first professional painter of the emerging nation.

For much of her life, she never considered becoming a professional painter.

He didn't even know that there were some professional painters.

He was active as a professional painter from the mid-1920s until his death in 1983.

He became a professional painter at the age of 25.