Art found me first at my grandparent’s house. My grandad gifted me some books that taught me how to draw cartoon characters, animals and trees. From then on, nothing could stop me, and I rarely went anywhere without a crayon or pencil on hand. I was on an undeniable path; art was a part of me.

Childish pictures became adolescent sketches and finally, adult artworks. I studied drawing for the final eight years of my education, and I am now an Illustration graduate. The dream to make this my career succeeds me and propels me forward.

Pencil has always been a vital medium for me. It was how I initially taught myself to draw, and with it has arisen so much joy and so much confidence in my own abilities. From pencil came a love for pen and biro drawings, wherein accidental strokes or the over-shadowing of a face or jacket has become commonplace and appreciated.

Wherever it is that coloured drawings take me, my first artistic home was found in a greyscale world, and I have an appreciation for it that knows no bounds.

Nathan