Birth Of An Artist
In previous posts, I've talked about my professional work. But for the end of the year, I'd like to share with you my personal journey as an artist. It is easy for most people, including potential clients and employers, to assume the commissions I am hired to do are my 'niche' or signature 'style'. That's partially true. If an individual likes something they have seen in my portfolio, they generally request a similarly designed piece. It is not, however, all that I am. I'm constantly evolving–pursuing new techniques, and approaching different expressions that capture my interest. All of which were seeded when I fell in love with Fantasy Art as a child. The very first time I came across the works of Frank Frazetta , Luis Royo , Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (among many, many, others) I was fascinated and consumed by them. Not just their glorious colors, and tones, but their forms, an...