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  1. How long have you been on DeviantArt? About five years now

  2. What does your username mean? my regular name is quite a common one so carlcom66 is my unique statement about myself and acts as my name throughout the internet

  3. Describe yourself in three words. individual unique me

  4. Are you left or right handed? I'm right handed

  5. What was your first deviation? tough one, I've been creating art for nearly half a century and uploaded a lot of stuff here

  6. What is your favourite type of art to create? sculpture

  7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? painting I would love to be a better painter to express myself more clearly.

  8. What was your first favourite? there are some beautiful works on dA and I like loads of them I honestly can't remember the first one

  9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? figurative art that speaks to me

  10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? That would be telling

  11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? I would love to chat with some of the artists I fave regularly (you know who you are) 

  12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? communicating with others here has made me feel less isolated. 

  13. What are your preferred tools to create art? whatever comes to hand, I don't think expensive gizmos make you a better artist

  14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? summer forest

  15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? I have enjoyed some of the badge competitions but how do you pick a favourite?



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Rediscovery

3 min read


I know, I'm not exactly a prolific journal writer, this is probably due to the chaotic nature of the way I work. Sometimes I go months when I think I'm unable to create anything, but when I look back I find a whole range of sketches and little art pieces that almost made themselves. 
I don't know how the rest of you work, but a lot of my art is instinctive and happens out of a need to portray an idea or an emotion, the feelings need to solidify on paper or in clay. This is a need rather than a desire. 

The other side of my work is responding to outside stimuli, and the enjoyment of following a theme set by others to create something new.

I put a fair amount of my work on dA, not just the polished and finished stuff but the odd, the experimental, and the bits that don't quite work for me because the enjoyment is in the making and the discovery and rediscovery of techniques and effects, the little triumphs and moments of intensity. For me that is the process and the truth of my artwork, the time spent with my muse that is part and at the same time separate from the person I think I am.


  We are all learning and evolving and the mistakes and craziness are a part of that. 

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   Rather than set any projects or focus on one particular thing, I'm just doing bits and bobs when time permits.

Thank You for looking at this page.


I hope you like my work


Journal Skin by TwiggyTeeluck
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Cool Idea

5 min read
I have been a little quiet with my artwork recently,  I'm exploring some photographic work and still a little focused (no pun intended) on trees and landscape images.

I would really like to get some cool misty landscape shots and also find some locations where streetlamps don't pollute the night sky so I can get the wonder of the universe into some images.

Thanks to Neil Gaiman for the skin (and also for some great stories especially Neverwhere, American Gods and Coraline)

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Its been a while since I updated my journal, I have been trying to be a little more regular with submissions to the gallery and keep forgetting to do a journal update.

The Gallery is a bit of a mixed batch because I think its more representative too show experimentation as well as your best work and I do like to experiment.  ;)

I have been doing a lot of Cthulhu Mythos work lately, probably because I'm re-reading the works of Lovecraft at the moment.
Looking back through my gallery I realise how heavily I'm inspired by the books I'm reading which probably means I should read more :)

There are so many wonderful and thought provoking books and pieces of literature that have influenced me over the years, Things like Mythago Wood, HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy, Anubis Gates, Rebecca, Ring World, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Call of Cthulhu, The Witches of Chiswick, The Difference Engine...the list is endeless.

All I can say is the images these novels provoke are so rich and wonderful I wouldn't want to be without them.

My advice....read more!  :D

:reading:                    :reading:            :reading:      :reading:

Stamp for Dark Artists United by Melanie-H-H

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