EryksArts

I am a professional freelance artist from Rochester,NY. I try to remain as diverse as possible in my chosen subjects...if it appeals to me, I will embrace it! I have illustrated many topics from natural history to sports illustration, gothic and dark arts to comic book illustration...I enjoy it all!

I have been drawing as long as I can remember and dinosaurs and monsters have consistently been a subject. The extent of my formal education in fine arts consists of 3 years of classes in high school ranging from drawing and painting to sculpture, architectural drawing and illustration as well as Advanced Placement Studio Art. I won a scholarship valued at $24,000 to the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1995 for a portfolio that centered around still life and Sports Illustration, but, had to turn it down due to continuing chemotherapy for cancer. I attended one year at Alfred University before leaving due to personal and family troubles...Art took a backseat to life for the late 1990's and early 2000's and only within the last half dozen years have I been able to refocus! :) I have been producing art regularly in a wide array or topics and media since...recently teaching myself effects makeup, but with minimal material (cotton, latex and brushes...I do not use airbrushes or preformed appliances...individual sculpts only!)

I am, as of this writing in 2012, a 19 year survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and have had my share of assorted other battles since then...both self induced and random. I have worked as a cook, interior painter, mental health and addictions residential counselor and in retail...

I am an avid terrarium and vivarium hobbiest and maintain up to 14 in my house containing a wide range of plants and animals...mostly amphibians. I also collect natural history and dinosaur art, collectibles and fossils. I also have nerd room full of all kinds of horror, comic, fantasy and sports memorabilia, games, movies and books...

I am an agnostic...and a very very liberal person