Doing Circles with Wine
September 16, 2009
ABOUT NEMO
Nemo was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He has a background in architectural and graphic design and is currently working as a professional artist.
WORDS FROM NEMO
The focus of my art is not the subject, but the method by which I constructed it. As a trained architectural draftsman grown weary of computer aided drafting, I had the desire to put my manual drawing skills to work. Drafting requires a steady hand, mastery of one’s tools and patience, as does my art work. I use various line weights combined with multiple styles of circles, spirals and swirls to compose the subject. The entire image is drawn freehand with number two pencil and an accent of colored pencil on vellum drafting paper. I choose my subjects due to their beauty, but for me the real beauty is found in the complexity of details made with the most primitive of tools.
ABOUT MY STYLE
Most of my career as a professional artist has been spent making abstract acrylic on canvas paintings. While I have found a measure of success with this media, I have recently happened upon a new media which is getting much more public attention. Since July of 2006 I have been experimenting with pencil on drafting vellum. I started drawing indirectly due to my financial situation. I needed more income than I could earn selling acrylic paintings, so I got a full time job at a local architectural firm.
What started out as doodling during my lunch break has snow balled into an obsession that I started working on during more than just my lunch break. Collectors began to purchase so many of my drawings that I couldn't keep up with the demand while working a 40 hour a week job. My situation soon became obvious; I had to quit in order to create more art. Leaving my day job has been a bittersweet experience, for without it I never would have discovered my true artist's voice.
Nemo's Website: http://artbynemo.com/index.html
Nemo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/artbynemo
Types of Red Wine
August 24, 2009
This is a good video to watch if you are not familiar with the different types of Red Wine.
