ART ink with a wash. For the majority of my works though, I use Prismacolour coloured pencils, which have a really waxy feel to them, which allows you to blend them like paint in a sense and for me to achieve the look I’m going for. Being so diverse with your style, what’s your favourite subject matter or biggest passion with your art? At the moment it’s probably portraiture, I just like to capture the essence of a person and accentuate their features, whether it be their eyes, hands, freckles or figure. I would consider my work to be realistic or hyper-realistic in some cases. I usually just try to create pieces that are quite dark and quirky and wouldn’t usually be seen as drawings in the norm. What’s your process, habits or rituals? When I’m making my art, I usually just lock myself away in my space for hours and hours at a time and just block everything else out whilst listening to music. When I start a piece I like to spend as much time on it as I can and as quick as I can so I can get on to the next one. Where do you call home? For me, my home will always be the Blue Mountains in New South Wales… I’ve been here my whole life and although I spend a lot of time in Sydney with Uni, work or friends, it’ll always be a special place that I hold very close to me. Where have you exhibited? I’m only pretty fresh out of school and new on the ‘art scene’ and have unfortunately missed out on a few opportunities given, so I’ve only shown at one exhibit/competition, which was the Blue Mountains Art Fest earlier this year. I won the ‘Peoples Choice Award’ and was asked to come back next year as their featured artist. Earlier this year I also had a few of my
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works published in Out of Step’s Book ‘Meows & Roars of Inspiration: The Cat Art Project’, which is a big portfolio of selected artists and their works of felines in different mediums. Do you have any upcoming exhibitions? At the moment there is nothing set in stone, but I’m working toward putting together a show in Melbourne or exhibiting some work at some smaller galleries in Sydney to continue to get my name out there. What music (if any) do you most enjoy working to? Like lots of people I can imagine, it really depends on what mood I’m in or what piece I’m working on that determines my music choice. I like to think I have a diverse taste in music so it’s usually different every time! Where can we find your art to purchase? I’m currently trying to build a website to show my work and sell it, overall making it a bit easier for myself to distribute my work. As for now, I usually just take orders through my Facebook page where people can chat with me about what they want. If anyone is interested in prints, original or commissioned works, tattoo designs or other freelance design work, send me a direct message through either tumblr or facebook.
http://phuckoss.tumblr.com