Most of my artistic tastes and habits were formed during my youth. I’ve written about my introduction to Dali and surrealism and how that affected my style. When it comes to color palettes, though I do play with color in my works, my heart always returns to the simple, austere boldness of black and white.
Tag: philosophy
$#%!, Just Say What Ya Want
*Warning: Includes adult language. When I was a kid, I thought “cocksucker” was just the name of a car part that Dad couldn’t ever fix. I thought it was quite the impossible part too because every time Dad yelled it he was taking his anger out on the garage. Eventually I learned “cocksucker” is not… Continue reading $#%!, Just Say What Ya Want
Noise
When I work on a piece very rarely do I see it all the way through, from start to finish, in one sitting. In general, I work on four or five different projects at a time — all in different stages of development.
Part of an Experiment
The first time I saw a Salvador Dali painting I knew that I wanted to do whatever it was that he was doing. I was 13 years old and my friend, Luke, whom I looked to for guidance on all things cool, showed me a book with Dali’s Dream Caused by the Flight of a… Continue reading Part of an Experiment
The Struggle Is Real
For me, art has always been about joy. I create things because doing so makes me feel good. It makes me smile. It soothes my nerves and keeps me calm. Much of my life has been spent in the throes of chaos and it has been in…