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Challenge 115: Freebie - Very Personal Portrait

‘For my freebie I decided to pursue a project of my own illustration. When I joined Square Carousel I finally redid my own self portrait, trying out to new coloring styles that really take advantage of the digital medium. At the same time I also started one for my wife, hoping to get to it when I had more free time.

The past year has been a strange one. And there is one thing I’m trying very hard to learn. Time is not something we can save up, we can only spend it. Putting something off for a later day just extends the project further into your proverbial wallet. Instead, I want to be more present. If I feel an idea blossom, I should give it the time it deserves. Just like the love of my life. She deserves it.

Challenge 112: Fresh Start: New Growth

The new year brims with opportunity. A single seed can grow into a bountiful crop of ideas. Let’s use this opportunity to grow the ideas of tomorrow!

Challenge 102: ✨EXTRA✨-Ordinary:  Blues Traveler

Whenever I imagine our feline friends I hear Jazz. All kinds, the tepid low rumblings of blue and bass, the freeform chaos of the chase, the yowl of the longing tomcat. This idea is now going to be used to advertise Two Tides Brewing’s Grand Opening in Savannah GA

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Challenge 114: #DrawThisInYourStyle: Rainbow Lass

I’ve been wanting to do this challenge for quite a while now. As my feed is filled with countless reimagining of the same concept I get this overwhelming feeling of pride from the artistic community. We all are so unique, and though some may be more similar then another there is no denying that every person on this earth is an experiment taking form. I chose to follow the art of Sibyline Meynet who you can find at her website www.sibyllinemeynet.com. He work has this timelessness that feels at one time organized and others spontaneous. I particularly enjoy how she uses the female form as beautiful and enchanting, full of mystery and possibility.

#swoon

Finally I think we’re done. I found this lighting combo halfway through and I felt like I had to show. Swipe through for my short process speed draw. For Hire An Illustrator’s Jules Verne Expo Show in London! I am so excited to be a part of this great team!

Challenge 111 : Menagerie: "Cosmic Traveler"

I have always loved how much we look towards the stars. Whether for romance or exploration, the idea of the infinite or just to share the stories of our past, the star literally convey the past to us. My sister is having her first child and I wanted to share with her one of my favorite past times so I started collecting star charts and maps, books and even a telescope so that when she’s old enough I have a fountain of knowledge to lead her through the history of the world around us. Who knows? By the time she’s grown we might be travelers ourselves, riding the light of a distant star.

Challenge 109: Moody: Overwhelmed

September is a very strange month for me. Growing up it was always a time of rapid change. New schools, new friends, new activities and the start of what I consider my real life. You see, ever since I was 13 I’ve had a job after the time I was going to school. While I know this isn’t unusual for me it was the start of a train of thought. I love helping others, working hard on multiple projects and filling up my free time with activities of all sorts. For cash, experience, or to help my parents I spent a lot of my free time doing work. I think it’s what got me thinking about art for the first time. I saw it as an active job, something you have to do all the time.

Now the flip side is that I don’t say no to anything. No matter how big the project, if I can figure out how to do it. I WANNA DO IT. So sometimes I find myself in this sea of projects, always swimming to my get my head above water. It’s stressful, crazy, and yet at the same time I’m really happy with my life.

To everyone whose treading water, stay strong! The shore is just over the next wave.

Marc

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