I paint what I see.
Learning to paint is simply a matter of trial and error. In this class, we will teach you something more important, namely, how to get ideas of what to paint."But I don't need to learn how to get ideas. I need to learn how to paint so I can express these ideas properly."
And just how do you get your ideas?
"I just see things, in my mind. I can be walking down the street, or doing the dishes, and a vision just pops into my head."
Oh, I see [rather condescendingly]; you have a Muse. Well, what are you going to do when one day your fickle little Muse no longer sends you any visions? Sit idly by and wait for some chance inspiration?
"Then I can work on this big backlog of images I have, that I haven't had time to do yet."
And when you run out of those? What will you do when you have no more 'visions'?
"Well, then I'll be dead!"
-- an apocryphal conversation summarizing my experience with art school
As a child, I was unique. Creative, sensitive, imaginative, shy, fanciful.... downright weird. I often imagined things, sometimes spontaneous images of fantastical scenes, breathtaking in their beauty or terror. My life has been a struggle to extract these 'visions' from my mind, to deliver them into the world, where they can be seen by others.
[For the longer story of my artistic life, click here.]
This Gallery is the culmination of my odyssey into the world of computer graphics.
I only work under contract. That is, a simple written agreement stating the work to be done, and the price to be paid, as well as outlining what rights have been purchased. I do not do work for hire, and I usually keep all rights to the original art.
You can contact me via E-mail with any questions, etc; click on the email link above. I price each job individually, based on a description of the work required, how long I judge it will probably take, and how hard it will be. I can work to exacting specs and descriptions, or just as easily take off on something like "do some kind of dragon."
(For how I really get down and DO work, see all the how-to's accompanying each image.)
Bizarro imagination, pencil and paper, Wacom ArtPad II, Mustek CG-8000 hand scanner. Canon EOS II 35mm camera.
A basement-built IBM-clone with
I don't like to talk about myself.
