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Published: 2007-11-16 08:59:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2266; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 16
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Recent commissionMarkers and colored pencils!
3.5" x 2.5" sketch card
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He looks so sad *gives him a hug* Awesome job!
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i like your rendering of the clasp on the cloak.
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Thank you! I must've been some type of bird in a former life...I love shiny things.
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ha, birds aint the only ones who like shiny things: fish see shiny things before they're caught
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So glad I chose "bird" 
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in russia htere is a very nasty bird belonging ot teh crow clan taht steals shiny things.
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did you learn to draw like this formally or is it just your own thing?
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Hi,
I studied art (painting, drawing, history) starting at about 7 or 8 years old. But, I was a fine arts/art history major in college. And trained as a docent at Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
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wow, no wonder you're good: lots of practice.
what is a docent if you don't mind my asking? i never heard that word before.
your paintings are very... human. i like the way you convey emotions
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A docent is a person who is specially trained to give guided tours through a museum or an art gallery.
The training is given by the museum and the works which the museum has on hand, but it's more than that, it's comprehensive art history training as well...at least as comprehensive as the collection the museum holds. Santa Barbara had quite a bit considering it's size and the size of the town itself...I was very fortunate.
Thank you. I do try!
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could you use that training at another museum as well?
i guess what i am trying to say is: is it transferable?
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Nearly every museum has their own training specifically made for the works housed there. Having previous docent experience would likely help facilitate the training but I do not think it's tranferable.
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is the santa barbara museum big?
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It's small relative to large city museums but it is ranked in the top 10 of US regional museums.
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so does a docent give tours on particular collections that they're interested in or the whole museum? and how many tours during the day? i imagine it is thirsty work talking
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There are general tours and specific tours. Should a new exhibit open then docents will be trained to include the new pieces.
There are:
Focus tours which concentrate on a specific (or new) exhibition.
Theme tours which follow a common thread or a particular idea in the permanent collection.
Then the general or highlight tour which...well, highlights the museum's permanent collection.
Each docent has the opportunity to change which pieces they'd like to highlight (not all museums do this) during any given tour.
There are quite a few docents so it isn't an all day everyday thing. It's generally midday for perhaps up to an hour or so...sometimes less.
With the exception of the docents who are retirees most of the docents have regular jobs...since this is a non-paying "position".
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retirees do it for fun? i guess it is like volunteering -- for the experience of it
so how do you earn a living then?
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Most people do it for fun and yes, for the experience. It just keeps the brain in motion.
I'm a full time artist.
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you do commissions i guess?
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Yes, commissions, freelance work, contract work (Topps/Lucasfilm, etc., etc.), and my regular work (fine art and pets).
99% of what I have here on DeviantART is paid work.
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Yep, I've been a pet portraitist for over 20 years.
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portray anything that moves
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lol...and many things that don't. Have pencil will draw.
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"have pencil will draw" now why does that sound familiar?
"have words will write"
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Thank you! I enjoy the fine bits!
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A long overdue thank you!
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Yay! Boromir. This picture will be a classic for ever
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Long overdue...I do hope that somewhere along the line my work, even if from/of a film/film character might become a classic of sorts.
Thanks!
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Very belated...
Thank you, I truly enjoy the books, films and making art based upon those works.
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indeed belated..but the work is still awesome! Can't believe how long ago i posted that comment xD
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Thank you, Karen!! ...late...yes. Trying to finally catch up all the way with replies and such!! LOL Almost 2 years late.
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Don't feel bad, I'm just now reading almost two month old comments!
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I really like this it is soo life like!
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I try to be on the very cusp of realism. I consider myself a realist but not to the very fullest extent. I do like to offer a very slightly skewed realism.
Thanks!
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lol and no problem
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Thank you! (very belated)
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I know this was a while back...but, I always do want my backgrounds to have a little something, even if it's just a good color combo. Doesn't always turn out as such but we all keep trying, right?
Thanks!
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I tend to crap out when it comes to backgrounds. Part of it is just laziness 
But then I see stuff by guys like NAR and Danny Kuang who put tons of detail in every square inch and it looks spectacular!
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