Hey all. Welcome to my little space to share my art. Since creating is one of my ways to cope with my illness, I thought I’d post here to discuss it with like-minded people. My favourite media are watercolours and oils, though I also create digital art as well. I typically make art featuring cartoon animals as vessels to tell stories. I like to render my paintings with a lot of semi-realistic detail, and I take a lot of inspiration from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic periods. As of writing this, I will be enrolling at a local community college to continue my studies in the arts. My hope is that I can get my work into galleries and tell my stories to the world. I hope you all enjoy what I post here.
The first painting I want to share is called Remorse, and it is the first in my series called Goats. In this series I will explore the subject of cartoon goats in classical settings. Each goat will have their own stiry to tell in a short sentence. This painting is oil on canvas panel. As a side note, it was also accepted into a regional competition, which will be my first ever exhibited work.
wow an exhibition !! I used to try to be a professional artist but I am a simple painter with it very hard to think up original pieces…good work man…you’re talented.
Thank you all! And @anon9798425, yeah, the persona I use online has to do with a character of mine named after the bird, and I wanted to keep this a bit separate, so I used a different picture. Though I really should’ve chosen something raven related. Good eye. XD
This next painting is named Self Portrait as a Prophet. It features the character I use to represent myself in the style of an Eastern Orthodox icon. It’s meant to illustrate a delusion where I am a prophet that is meant to save the world in some way. This painting is also oil on canvas panel.
@Moonbeam At first I chose them on a whim, based on a single sketch. As I kept working on the project, I kind of felt more and more interested in the role that goats play in human culture, such as in spirituality, religion, and so on. It’s a strange experience, but I feel more interested in continuing the series than before. This got kinda rambly, I hope this answered your question. ^^
My Reverie, or the Idealized Landscape of My Mind or just My Reverie is a new (varnished yesterday!) painting about the peaceful state of being I crave. This is oil on canvas panel.
