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kobrien1
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[2012-09-28 13:24:37 +0000 UTC]
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 16; Deviations: 70; Watchers: 2
Watching: 5; Pageviews: 2590; Comments Made: 57; Friends: 5
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: HopperFavorite movies: Local Hero
Favorite TV shows: SNL, Falon, Dr Who
Favorite bands / musical artists: MMJ, Costello, Nanci Griffith, basicaly all over the place
Favorite books: Comic
Favorite games: poker
Favorite gaming platform: cards
# About me
A BioI am an Artist...
I work mostly in pastels, mixed media, photography
and oils. I enjoy pastels the most due to the fact that
I get to blend the colors with my fingertips,
I love the feel of being closer to and becoming part
of what I create. I hope not to lose that connection
with my art, even when it's sold.
My Style?
I love to work on black. Oils, watercolors, pastels, it doesn’t matter. I think working on black gives me a richer product. While in college developing a style was stressed. I went out and bought reams of the same size black paper to force myself to develop a style in pastels that has stayed with me.
My dreams
I am still trying to find my way...
I want to create art and I want to learn more.
I dream about someday supporting myself solely by producing artwork.
My history
I was born in Milwaukee and have lived here my entire life. From the East Side where I was born number 10 out of 11 children to Bay View where I presently reside with my wife and four children. I enjoy this city immensely. I have recently started documenting this city in my artwork. I love the results as much as I love the city itself.
I started taking art classes at the Milwaukee Art Museum as a small child and then at Cardinal Stritch College in the children’s weekend art program until
high school. I continued my art studies at Marquette University High School and then at The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Fine Arts.
I work in retail advertising where I have honed my skills in the electronic graphics arts. I love creating art Photoshop and Illustrator.
Kyran O’Brien
# Comments
Comments: 9
Great stuff! You really captured some of the iconic spots that make Milwaukee a great and lively city, from down on Wisconsin Ave. to the East Side on Farwell!
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Beautiful gallery! Your drawings are so misterious and really capture the imagination. I love them!
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Wow, thank you very much. Mystery and Imagination are two things I strive to convey.
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Thanks so much. It gives me something to do on a Saturday Night.
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You're welcome. You do a great job with pastels. I just started working with them and I like using them, but I have a long way to go before I can ever hope to produce anything as good as yours!
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You are good, so you'll do great with pastels. I was once told to try and discover your own style and stick to it. That is what I try and do with Pastels. I work on black and try to draw light and it seems to work.
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