Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Introduction and First post (Milwaukee Depot)

If your reading this then I thank you for taking the time to do so. Up until several months ago, My artwork has usually been bizarre, morbid or just plain unexplainable. I am usually asked the question "Why do you draw that stuff?"  Back then, I never really gave a straight answer. Until now. I have become comfortable explaining the back stories of my artwork. I will begin with more recent works of art and then go into my backlog of art. Why? Well between the years 2000 into late 2002, most of my artwork was thrown away or destroyed. I have not redrawn them up until now. With the acquisition of a stylus I can redraw a few of them in full color. Once I get through explaining the recent I will dreg up the past drawings as they are finished being redrawn.

My first post is of the Milwaukee Depot
When I moved to the town of Geraldine, Montana, word had spread about my artwork. I did a bit of feedback from my roommates and some of the town's residents. They all suggested that if I wanted to turn a profit that I draw landmarks in Geraldine and in the surrounded cities. I took heed after I visited a local art teacher who claimed that my work is most likely worth thousands. However, my subject in my work would not go over in the town that I reside in. Which mostly consists of the elderly. I saw her point I do not exactly seeing any elderly person buying a drawing of a flaming head living in a industrial heater. To show that she had faith in my artwork, She gave me a stack full of light professional art paper that if touched, the oils in my skin would smear any of the led that I applied to the paper. Which I used that exact paper for this particular drawing. The depot originally had there industrial elevators behind the building, But my roommate suggested that I not include the elevators in this drawing. I took her advise and erased the line sketch before I actually the detailed work. I finished this on August 18 of this year. I had originally named this, "The Geraldine Depot" However I recently learned that the building is actually called the Milwaukee Depot. So, I had the name changed. I do plan on drawing and coloring a version in which the elevator are included.  I also have plans on having this colored.