I consider myself to be very laid back and easy going. I enjoy
being around different kinds of people with varying views on life and the world. I don't always agree with everyone
I meet but I do respect their right to believe what they want. Drawing is something I have been in love with since
I was child. I often found the easiest way to make friends moving from town to town was to draw in class. Then
one day at a friends house I saw something that would change my direction in art for forever..."Hellraiser".
From that day on I drew almost nothing but monsters, I bought movies and comic books with monsters. My parents of course
were a bit bewildered to have a child who smiled, joked, and was generally happy go lucky drawing abominations day in and
day out...but they caught on as time passed. When it came time for college I was pushed by everyone to go into
the graphic design field or comics, but my love of animation and video games solidified my choice to go to a school that offered
animation courses. College was an awesome place and after my first week there I got strep throat...BIG TIME. The nurses
office was closed for the weekend and I couldn't get a wink of sleep. Not eating or sleeping for almost 36 hours
and then drawing to occupy myself provided me with an odd new drawing style. Most notably a self portrait with sunken
eyes and tons of small detail using a fine tipped micron, it was dubbed by my dormmates as "SickJoe". That
name stuck with me even after college and it was a name I tried to live up to for the pleasure of my friends. Ugh, this
is turning into a life story...I digress.
I love drawing, recently I put my art on the backburner and can honestly
say it has affected my entire behavior. I found it kinda funny how I had a job and it put food on the table but without
drawing it felt like it meant nothing. After giving up on art for a while to provide for myself and my lady the tables
have turned a bit. My lady has an occupation that grants me more time to try and rekindle my dream...and that all isn't
lost.
