I must vent my inner angst and darkness somehow, casting the demons out on canvas,altering my spiritual malady into tangible beauty, to heal
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Mostly multi-medium compositions so its hard to choose just one.I paint/illustrate comicbook style portraits of my favorite characters from horror films/animated cartoons/pop culture obsessions I've developed in childhood and adult life.i use my own characters often too.i like to make them resemble album art/live music flyers/old pulp fiction magazine covers putting the likenesses on handmade fetish paddles/skateboards.fonts bcome graffiti.Neon oil paint tons of contrast and a psychedelic vibe
Where do you find inspiration?a comicbook enthusiast since I first began drawing i want my own comic one day.i use film posters/comicbooks/pulp mags/adult cartoons/horror films/musicians album art/live show posters/flyers. I add mostly dark or scary themes.the more obscure or counterculture the better.Ralph Bakshi films Frank Frazetta fantasy art Alberto Vargas pin ups Boris Vallejo sci fi worlds inspired me at an early age.i greatly appreciate female anatomy/form.some blab my style is erotica.to me it's fantasy.just paint.
What would you do with $25,000?Ive felt outlaw rich blessed with more than I could use and overnight been broke hungry homeless enough times Ive learned survival on little providing for my family as best I can going w/o basic necessities4 myself allowing them2have it all.willingly.im not complaining!Im on a custom skateboard/t-shirt/adult paddles/LLC mission/my own comic book/graphic novel.i use90% recycled materials so large scale fabrication is hard/time consuming.new technology/materials would help production/promotion
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