I'm amazed by the different people that email me and express their likes and dislikes concerning my artwork. It seems there is always a line drawn between those who like one style and dislike the other. People either like the fine art drawing that I do or the commercialized art of the fantasy genre you would find in comics or trading cards. And that's alright. Nobody wants something they don't like. I can see that. "Infinite diversity in infinite combinations". So I guess I'm just becoming educated a little more. And I thank you all.. :) I've always considered art is art. Bottom line. I learn equally from De Goya's black paintings, 17th and 18th century chiaroscuro techniques, or even modern illustrators like Joe Phillips. The content may become extreme or controversial, or even whimsical and mundane but I feel like I can take something away from the work and learn from it.
So, as I sit here, I'm realizing it's a good thing that I swing both ways.. (get your minds out of the gutter kids, i'm talkin' in an artistic sense....) And this realization may not mean much to others but for me it's a confirmation to continue with both sides of that proverbial coin. Lately, I considered doing only one form of art but, unlike Janice Dickinson, I would feel really bad to just abandon the other side... (sorry Janice, I do still love you.. call me...)
In the end, too much has been done already. My hands are filthy. Friends have been made. Enemies have been smitten. Dishes have been washed. Dogs have been fed. The Deathstar was destroyed. We are the sum of our parts. How could I abandon one for the other.
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