My endeavors into art didn’t really start until about seven years ago. I enjoyed doodling and perhaps occasionally drawing cartoon characters, but I was far too intimidated to try any serious artwork. I was firmly under the spell of the talent myth. However, once I started the pursuit of my “passion”, or “talent”. or “calling” or whatever you want to call it, creativity and visual arts kept coming up. My attempts to pursue these arts were doomed to failure due to my mindset at the time, but my interest was obvious and unavoidable.
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| Graphite on paper (2010) |
Here is a very small sampling of my work from that period. I wanted to give a definitive skill progression, but that turns out to be extremely hard to do. Apparently even a total novice can churn out some amazing artwork, just like a pro can deliver a pile of crap. Since I didn't use date stamps in all of my sketchbooks, its hard to determine which came first.
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| Pen on Paper (2010) |
As you can see, I'm having issues digitizing my traditional media. I have a scanner that will do an ok job on small format work. The larger format work will have to be photographed, and lighting is an issue right now.
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| Digital Painting (2011) |
This is, by far, some of my better "old" work. There is more, but I don't want to spend too much time looking that far back. I think this sampling will give a good idea of where I was.
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| Digital Painting (2010) |
Next time, I will show you some of where I am now. Until then, stay strong and keep drawing.
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