Art, for me, has always been about stories. These stories may be true or make-believe, moralistic or pure fluff, about me or one of my many creations, it doesn't matter. The essential thing is that the story exists. This is what gives my art meaning, purpose, life. I create to share the stories, and to make them my own.
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| Longing for the Butterflies pen and ink and watercolor |
Sometimes I think I've only been telling my own story over and over again through my art...
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| World Agent Propaganda acrylic and sharpie Need an explanation for this one? When my siblings and I were kids, the World Agents was the agency that protected the Earth from evil aliens, the Arachnids. I was the lieutenant. =] |
Other times I look and see the stories of people I didn't know until I made them...
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| There is No Magic |
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| Monster Money pen and ink and watercolor |
In my sketches, there are lots of different stories, all trying to escape and be told.
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| Character Sketches charcoal and eraser |
Though it may not be in a comprehensible state, the story always exists. It is what makes the art mine, what gives me the ability to create it. The characters are there in the materials. I just let them out, bring them to life, tell their stories.
...and they live happily ever after.
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