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Talented San Francisco Street Artist Battles Demons To Escape Homelessness
Daniel spent a harrowing two years living on the streets of San Francisco where he eked out a meager existence as a street artist.
November 21, 2022
A San Francisco street artist has made an incredible turnaround that is still a work in progress after falling into, and then clawing his way out of homelessness.
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There is so much beauty in Daniel McClenon's art -- a beauty that belies the often ugly reality of his life on the street.
"I would just set my canvas against the wall and kind of turn my back and put the tip jar behind me. And I would just lock onto the canvas and just draw. And whether there was money in my tip jar at the end of the day, I didn't even pat attention to that," McClenon explained.
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