I've been drawing for as long as I can remember, animals were always a favorite subject. When I was in 2nd grade, I wrote and illustrated a story turning myself and everyone in my class into a bipedal animal. I remember seeing white tigers for the first time at the age of 10 and fell in love with them instantly. I found them so beautiful and fascinating that it was hard to believe at first that they were real. I soon abandoned my former eagle alter-ego for a white tiger cub, who I named Tacoma. Wasn't aware of the furry fandom until 1999 when I discovered the internet. I was inspired by all the art and stories other furries had created, and had decided to get my stuff out there and share Tacoma with the world. Yes, I was a silly kid.
These days, well, I'm obviously still drawing. Tacoma has grown with me. She's been there for me during some of the hardest times in my life, as well as the most joyful. I am very grateful for her. Recently I've been in a bit of an art slump. It's been hard for me to feel good about what I draw lately. Sometimes it takes going through old drawings to realize how much I've evolved. I feel like the best way to overcome this is by giving myself more time to practice and experiment with different styles. So, until further notice, I'm only doing trades and therapy art. xP
COMMISSIONS
[+] Yes, I'm accepting ART TRADES, -but- it helps if I know you...I don't appreciate people I've never spoken to before asking if I'll do an art trade with them...
[-] NOT Accepting commissions for traditional artwork OR pixel art (including furcadia portraits) due to personal issues. I'm not in the position, mentally, to be offering my "services" at this time. I apologize to anyone who's commissioned me in the last week, but I simply cannot keep up. Life happens.
ALSO: DO NOT ask me if you can use any of my art for projects/websites/whatever as you will not be granted permission. Don't expect me to allow you use to anything in my gallery. Respect the time and effort I've put into my work, please be original.
Okay now, 'nuff of that. Little update here, just cause I'm sure some of you want to know what's going on inside my twisted, fucked up little head that could possibly cause me to turn down commissions. I'm going through a bit of an art slump. Alright, so it's a massive and consuming one. Which means it's become increasingly difficult to draw for others when I can't be proud of one damn thing I do for myself. I am simply not a portrait-dispensing machine and honestly, as much as I love working on pixel art it's not what I have in mind for future work and not the style I feel I can best represent Tacoma with. I feel a strong urge to improve my traditional drawing skills and well, times like these just call for some therapy art. Which may be just the thing I need at the moment.
Still, if you've got any questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email.