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Seeking out gigs and shows for me to submit my work too.<br />
What techniques do you use?<br />
For my traditional work, I love graphite. For me it’s the easiest to work with. And also just my<br />
around favorite. I also love watercolor painting. Pastels. And I’ll occasionally work with paint,<br />
out of that I need to work on.<br />
For my digital illustrations, a is a combination of paint tool Sai and Adobe Photoshop.<br />
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<br />
You hear a million artists say it, but you never really understand until you get better. “The<br />
only way to get better at drawing, is to keep on drawing.” It’s completely true. There’ll be times<br />
when you are completely frustrated with the piece you’re working on. And it can make you<br />
give up drawing for days, weeks, or even sometimes months or years. In all actuality you just<br />
have to push through keep on drawing. The more you draw, the better you get. It’s weird.<br />
What are you trying to say with your artworks? I sense the message behind each of them...<br />
I don’t know if I’m really trying to say anything with my works. Trying for me has always<br />
been...therapeutic. So if there is a message in my work somewhere, I assure you it’s completely<br />
unintentional.<br />
What do you hope to achieve with your art?<br />
I’ve never set out to teach anyone anything with my art, or even open anyone’s eyes to anything.<br />
Most of the art that I create is kind of therapy for myself. I’ve just been lucky enough to<br />
have other people see it and gain something from it.<br />
What’s your dream art project?<br />
I’m kind of working on my dream project right now! I’ve written a novel, and now I’m also<br />
working on illustrations to put both into the book and on the cover. This is a project that fuses<br />
my two loves. Art and writing. Now, whether anyone will ever see that book, that’s another<br />
story...<br />
Do you maybe have your favorite artwork?<br />
I do! It may not be my best work, or even the most impactful. But my favorite piece of art that<br />
I’ve done is “Who would I be without you?”. It’s a piece that meant a lot to me when I first<br />
drew it, and still does.<br />
What’s the biggest life lesson you’ve learned through art?<br />
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