I started painting back in high school, or junior high/middle school..prior to that Id really only drawn and sketched , and had fun with it.
Since I enjoyed it so much I joined an afterschool art club and discovered I really liked creating in that way.
We did a study in native style artwork and I recalled the native art from the west coast when Id lived out there briefly, with that and my own ideas I created my own unique little style, which was heavily traditional in appearance.
My style slowly developed over the years and changed as I discovered things while I worked.
Later on in 1998 after a serious accident and head injury, I found Id lost my ability to pain in that style, not only due to my fine motor loss, but the imagery in my mind was gone as well...
I had to relearn how to paint and sketch , and eventually found a new style which I could still "feel" what i was painting . Its a surreal kind of realism, with a vagueness of content and intense visual context.
Im still relearning as I go, slowly reaching out to more specifics and narrower dynamics.
Creating anything, is always a work in progress..from art to writing, we continuiously evolve. |
