Art Produced in Formative Years

My status as an “artist” began by winning a local art contest award at age 6. This award gave me confidence that I could draw. Eventually this confidence grew to include the notion I could draw anything as long as I spent time to attack the problem. This might require a lot of failed efforts. The images in this section of the portfolio include my naïve art, done before “coming of age” (Asmið Galmine). The demarcation between naïve art of the cime xiomðe and that of later years is tayya 4600, Tuesday 15 October 1991, at age 21¼.

Many of the earliest examples of my art are lost; the ones presented here likely were found in sketchbooks or in the former portfolio I used to win a merit scholarship to university to study architecture. Some of the ingredients of my career can be found in between the teenage testosterone-fueled obsession with crushes on girls and the fascination of interstellar battles. These latter diversions contributed in the solution of novel problems, like battle maps for cities. The production of battle maps for teenage war simulations led me to familiarity with topographic maps and geographic information systems, such that I was familiar with contours and latlong years before university. These works are imperfect and some of the features embarrassing. I've grown far more confident about my talent and skill; these works served their purposes well for the most part, so it's alright if you have a laugh at my expense!

If you are a teenager I hope youdo continue drawing what you see and imagine. These drawings may not be perfect, but you are honing your skills. There is no way of telling whether you'll become an influential architect, a noted painter, or a special effects artist for Hollywood. You will be a lot closer to those dreams if you'd only continue drawing and experimenting. Plus, girls love a talented man; you would be amazed at all the portraits I've done, all the doors that have opened through my teenage exercise of artistic skills. Keep drawing, screw up now so you'll be awesome in your twenties!

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Arebinâ
3rd Year University Crush
Recreated 20 December 1991 (Age 21)

2B, 2H, and 4H pencil on fine grain acid free paper (rucisaime style)

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Self Portrait
Experiment with limited palette
21 April 1989 (Age 19)

A self-portrait in technical pen and colored pencil on acid free artists' sketchbook paper

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Rentik-Aðitinâ
(Textbook Dedicatee)
25 August 1988 (Age 18)

Several colors of ballpoint ink on the first page of a college textbook.

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Rykami Jamyse
The Jayme Sketchbook
Initiated 12 June 1988 (Age 17)

A sketchbook in ballpoint ink at age 17 is rediscovered at age 26 and expanded.
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Digestive System
Diagram for a Medical Book
17 November 1987 (Age 17)

Ballpoint pen and HB pencil on art paper, one of my first published commissions

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“Warday L.A.”
Drawing based on the book Warday
12 August 1987 (Age 17)

Colored pencil on art paper

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Rykami Xillaþryne
Book of Starships
Initiated 20 July 1987 (Age 17)

2B and 4H on typewriter paper
(coming soon)

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“Caqualis Base”
Role playing game building plans
27 June 1987 (Age 16)

MacPaint
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“Attack on Temys”
Screwing around on the Mac
Initiated 15 April 1987 (Age 16)

MacPaint (coming soon)

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“Misa Elyami”
(Starship Lady)
27 August 1986 (Age 16)

Self-motiveated drawing, 6B and 2B pencil on art paper

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“Challenger”
Started shortly after the disaster
Finished 20 June 1986 (Age 15)

Self-motivated drawing, colored pencil on art paper

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Perspective Study
23 May 1986 (Age 15)

Classwork, 6B and 2H pencil on art paper
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“Akimala Lorielal”
(Camëlia of Lorilei Empire)
20 April 1986 (Age 15)

Self-motivated drawing, 2B pencil on art paper

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“Aðiævlikâ”
Avlica (Early high school crush)
23 March 1986 (Age 15)

Self-motivated drawing, 2B pencil on art paper

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“Loriternal Yev”
Futuristic Cityscape Perspective
14 May 1985 (Age 14)

Self-motivated drawing, 6B and 2H pencil on typewriter paper

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“Battle Map of Avlicire”
City map for role-playing game
13 April 1985 (Age 14)

Ink pen on graph paper
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“Battle Map of Lorilye”
City map for role-playing game
6 April 1985 (Age 14)

Ink pen on graph paper

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“Kreml'”
St. Basil's, Moscow
12 December 1983 (Age 13)

Self-motivated drawing, colored pencil on posterboard

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“Aerial Escape”
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22 November 1983 (Age 13)

Self-motivated drawing, colored pencil on art paper

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Rykami Aþriüleyal
(Book of Astronomy)
Initiated 24 October 1981 (Age 11)

Self-motivated work, colored pencil on school-lined paper (coming soon)

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