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July 8, 2004
Profile: TOUR
Age: 26
Hometown: Toronto, Canada.
Now live: Vancouver, Canada.
Most like to live: Barcelona.
first hero: My Dad.
Fave thing to do on day off: Paint with Friends- indoors and outdoors. Eat Well and drink good beer.
Fave color: Color can be scary, right now i love ice blue.
who or what do i love: The freedom of doing what i want everyday. Making pictures. Coffee.
Influences: Most of the images i create come from just constant doodling, sketching people, finding references, and creating charachters from my everyday environment and imagination.
Other artists: When i first saw Egon Schiele my head cracked open and my life really changed. Then it happened again when i saw Phil Frosts stuff- wow. I loved alot of comic book guys growing up like Moebius and Bill Sienkiewicz and that really motivated me to draw alot.
How would i describe my art to someone who could not see it: Figurative drawing and painting- ink, spraypaint, whatever.
What other talent: I wish i could talk to all Animals. Is that a talent?
What do i fear the most: Dying Unfullfilled.
Greatest ambition: I just want to keep going and improving and making and showing.
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