When I look back on my long 23-year journey as an artist (I'm leaving out the first three years of life unless you want to count the abstract works I created in my diaper), there are many reasons for how I got here. I've had a lot of influences, took a lot of classes, and observed many, many works of art. I think one of the most influential reasons for my decision to pursue art and try and get good at it was Mrs. Smith. …
Archives for July 2002
Driven
I have a condition. I don't know where it comes from or how many people have it. The only thing I do know is it seems to be common among entrepreneurs (spell that five times fast!). My wife kids me, partially in jest and maybe partially in concern, that I'm always thinking. It's true - my mind won't shut off. Eating breakfast. Waiting in line. Watching a movie. Sitting in church. Drifting of to sleep. Operating heavy machinery. Apparently my brain thinks these are ideal times to commence stirring this giant melting pot of ideas, inspiration, and analysis that resides in my head. [ On a side …
The Egg and the Tadpole
"That's pretty neat." Those were the words of my niece when she heard over the phone from my brother that she was officially a brand new big sister. Hours later, as I held Kerrigan Helena for the first time and inspected her tiny eyelashes, I said the same thing. My profession is creative in nature. In fact, that's my favorite part of what I do. That's what enthralled me so about the Star Wars movies as a kid, and even more so as an adult - the enormous amount of creativity unleashed to make that universe come alive. The worlds, the characters, the story, the minute details of props and sets; …