Artistic Evolution

Things going pretty damn smooth. Still working on commissions and prints. I think my coloring is improving. I’m gaining some confidence in it. Much needed.

A while back I read some of the reviews for WISE INTELLIGENCE. Mostly positive but did take jabs at me for my art appearing: Undefined, flat, mediocre and bland. Ugh. That’s not what I want to convey! Of course, I did that art over two years ago and have improved since then (See PLEASANT LIFE TRADEBOOK for details!). But I cannot discredit the fact that it was said. In fact, I agreed with their statements.

Now, I don’t get depressed about it. Rather, I look at the art objectively and see where I can improve. But first, I felt that I needed to gain some confidence in my art. Again, I never thought my art has been a selling point of what I do. I always felt that my stories have been more important. Well, I’ve decided now that the art should be MORE important than that. Perhaps I have even been selling myself short and just speeding through the motions to get it out so people could focus on the story. Rather than enjoying working on it and taking my time. Of course, that’s always been one of my major problems, that I go too damn fast.

So in doing these new prints, I’m trying new things. Coloring techniques, less cartoony-more rendering in the likenesses, etc. I’m getting very positive feedback on that and the recent sketchbook I did. So my efforts are showing and getting attention. I’m evolving in my conception of myself as an artist and a person. I guess it’s the artist equivalent of “growing up.”

So everyone: forgive me where I fell short in the past. I hope that you have seen my efforts over the past year and when you read PLEASANT LIFE and OUTCAST and see the new prints I’m doing that you will agree that I’m starting to rock out with my cock out. Adam Phase 3 is in full swing. Ride with me.

T