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Hi my name is Tim Bolasevich I am from north east conn.
I am a self-taught artist and I started drawing after I graduated from high
school. Before I started my adventures in fine art I used to paint cars and
motorcycle tanks with my brother. Then it wasn't until I graduated from high
school that I started drawing. I can still remember the first drawing I did of
John Wayne. When I look back at that drawing I can really see the progress that
I have made over the years. As for my artistic talent I got most of my art
ability from reading and studying a lot of books My favorite books were by
Norman Rockwell and Boris Vallejo. They are two totally different artist, but I
like both there styles. I started doing black and white portraits in graphite
and charcoal pencil. The pencils that I use mostly now are carbon pencil. I
really like the look and texture you get with carbon pencils. The medium I tried
after that was pastels which I thought were a little messy, but I managed to
work though that. Then I tried oil painting little objects and images, but I
have to admit that working with oils it seems to be a little easier than
pastels. With oils, if you make a mistake its is easier to fix. The first
completed oil painting I did was a picture of myself walking on the beach, which
I still have. The technique and style that I have is just the way my pictures
come out. I didn't have anyone to show me or teach me how to blend pastels or
mix oils paints. I just did it the way I thought they should be done. It might
not be the right way, but is there really only one right way? All I know is that
I really like to draw and paint. Maybe that all that matters.
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