I am a life-long lover of art, esp drawing. I've been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I have no formal training, except for learning the basics in high school.
Drawing people is what interests me most, and I often find myself studying them without even realizing it. I find drawing standard portraits too boring, and will often add something bizarre just to grab the viewer's attention. As my high school art teacher used to say, "Any dime-store camera can copy detail, but only an artist can be creative."
"I draw, therefore I am, a graphite warrior, a much kneaded eraser, and a charcoal mystic. The world is my paper, and the X-Acto my blade. My mind emits no color, and in my heart, only shades of grey."
Vince