"To call a painting 'finished' is to rob it of any life it may yet hold. A painting is never finished. It only stops in interesting places." ~Pablo Picasso~Â
 I've always thought that the artist (as a person) has very little to do with the art itself. After he/she makes it, it now belongs to the rest of the world anyway. Who cares who I am?
 However, for those who would like to know; I'm not a professional artist. I've never even taken any art classes aside from high school and my Dad's criticisms.Â
  I grew up (and currently live) in a very small town in Southern Illinois, U.S.A. I'm 34 years old and live with my girlfriend, Amber, and our thee kids (John 11, Derek 7, and Isabella 1).
  I work as a pressman at Simple Solutions in West Frankfort, Illinois. I'm a second generation pressman (my father was a pressman [and an artist as well]).
  That's about it..
  When I'm not working, I'm usually drawing or playing music (I play the guitar) or watching movies. Very few of my drawings are ever seen by anyone outside of family or friends. It's nice to have a place like Renderosity where I can show work I've done and get some honest feedback from like-minded people.
  Thank you everyone for the comments and ratings. It's important to me, like it's important to all of you.
  God Bless...
Comments (11)
brewgirlca
whooly cow that is great! Someone here can actually draw by hand :-) You've totally captured that poor creatures morbid expression. Tolkein would be proud.
3Dillusions
Oh my this is outstanding :)
Iceshark39
Fantastic work!! Excellent capture of the warring emotions and feelings he had.
SWard80
Impressive work! Very well done!
jeroni
Wonderful! absolutely
Realm_Of_Illusion
Awesome drawing!
amirapsp
Very beautiful colors, details and mood!!
Claywoman
lol its him!
TheBear005
Excellent work!
Faery_Light
Too fantastic for mere words!
clifftoppler
Charcoal is a wonderful medium, and you've done it proud.