Art » Art from 2001 to 2009

2010 So far, in 2010 I haven't been very productive but I've been concentrating on painting in a slightly more realistic style using oils and acrylics and to a lesser extent watercolours. I've also tried to paint larger pieces as I'm sort of fed up with the tiny works I've been pushing out by the dozen these past few years. In addition I've tried to avoid always doing things in shades of green, even though I still feel it's my favourite colour.

2009 In 2009 I was heavily influenced by all types of surreal, fantasy and psychedelic art as well as illustrations from childrens' books. My main focus was in making intricate, highly detailed and colourful pieces with markers, and in the process must have used hundreds of euros on black markers alone. I also continued using the "cloud-watching method" (making a drawing based on random splashes of watercolours or acrylics) I adopted in 2007 to gain more positively surprising results and an element of unpredictability in my work. Highlights from 2009 Other work from 2009

2008 During the summer of 2008 I got a sudden urge to draw. I had been neglecting my art for a few years now due to depression and other issues, but all of a sudden I found myself getting back on track, art-wise. I experimented with collages, mixed-media drawings/paintings and the acrylics. A large portion of the pieces feature people - as usual - and cute animals (platypoda galore!). In 2008 I also tried oil paints for the first time in my life. Highlights from 2008 Other work from 2008

2007 In 2007 I mostly worked with ATCs; they're available for viewing in the "Artist Trading Cards" section. During 2007 I seriously favoured drawing as opposed to painting, as the small size of the ATCs is perfect for detailed drawings whereas miniature paintings are quite painstaking to make. I fell in love with one particular method of creating images: splashing watercolour and/or gouache on paper or cardboard and then drawing on what I saw in the blotches. (It's like cloud-watching but with a tangible result!)

2006 In 2006 I was still trying to concentrate on my medicine studies, and wasn't very productive in terms of art. Influenced by various Studio Ghibli movies I tried to get into drawing fantastical architectural complexes, but try as I might, the subject didn't stick with me.

2005 In 2005 I was at the busiest point of my medicine studying career (which was cut short a few years later by recurring mental illness as well as art). The few drawings that I did produce during this year were mainly drawn during lectures. At least my "me as a doctor" self portraits, done on dissection class breaks gained me some infamy.

2004 In 2004 my intermittent depression came back with a vengeance: it - and I - got worse than ever before. I only managed to make a few meager pictures during the entire year.

2003 In 2003 my depression - first diagnosed in 1999 - started to get worse. The IB final exams also loomed ahead. I was still able to draw and paint, but the resulting images were often dark and melancholic. During this year I worked mainly with watercolours and the computer.

2002 In 2002 I experimented with lots of techniques. However, my subject matter always tended to gravitate toward portraits and people (as it still does but not to this extent), and I realized that I should try to do something different for a change.

2001 2001 was a year of portraits for me. As I drew mainly during high school lessons, basically all of the pictures from 2001 are quite small in size, and often not quite finished. I also held a very small-scale art exhibit in my high school lobby (you've got to start somewhere...).