My name is Derrick Shawn Grant. After several years in medical science, I have finally found my true calling as an artist. My current medium of expression uses self-taught computer graphics to create images that are true to life or surrealistic using Bryce, Poser, and PhotoShop. I have studied drawing and art history in college as electives and have painted on large canvas using oil and acrylics.
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BIO
My name is Derrick Shawn Grant. I am now a graphics artist and starting my business, DK Designs. My Background is in Medical science and I an a classically trained Human Anatomist. My education occured in Montreal Canada where I attended, Vanier College, and McGill University. There I completed my BSc., MSc and Ph.D in Cell Biology and Human Anatomy. During this time I took several minor courses in Art History, Painting and Drawing. This educational background was followed by postdoctoral work at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. I then moved on to Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Throughout these work experiences I taught myself to use Bryce, Poser, Painter, PhotoShop and other Graphic program. I encorporated both these fields of Science and Art to produce graphical designs for scientific presentation over the past 10 years. Finally I decided to leave Science to concentrate my efforts on graphic arts and design. I am committed to this form of contemporary art, and even though several pieces of my work illustrate classical themes and techniques, the final impression one gets, is completely different using this digital venue. Each image can take from one day to a week depending on if the feeling that I would like to convey. My motivation comes from things around me. I am sometimes inspired by dreams, books that I read, the movies, my family or my emotions at that moment. I hope that you will share my joy in my newly discovered art form.
Comments (15)
lyron
Great image!!!
doarte
Enchanting work. Bravo! +5 from doarte's MADHOUSE
dianas..creations
This is awesome....excellent work!!
zoren
cool image..!
dbrv6
Fun image and well done putting it all together.
Mark@poser
Very nice and original render...5 stars from me...Do more please!
Anim8dtoon
OMG.. this is beyond awesome! Very imaginative and fun to look at.. if only such a place existed. I'd move there in a heartbeat! LOL
thefixer
LOL, fantastic, not sure I'd want to live there though!!
neelzonline
I think you captured the experience perfectly. I felt the same way during my short time at the Bahamas.
chudo121
HA! Cool!
gillbrooks
Very creative !
geirla
Very nice! Also a bit difficult to get on and off the island (OK, so you could jump off, I meant safely)
Sue88
That is so cool! I love that island with all those buildings!
Schnuck
Wonderful!!!
romanceworks
Very creative and original artwork. CC