Brain Lag

Artist, dreamer, observer, introvert, paradox, kid at heart, nature lover, nerd, perfectionist. In a nutshell, that’s me. I enjoy drawing, writing, reading, listening to music, playing tabletop and video games, and watching DVDs, among other things. I collect dragons, I think rocks are awesome, I am crazy about Medieval weapons and armour, I prefer storms and overcast skies, I love water, I dabble in more media than I can keep up with, I read comics, I adore animals, I daydream frequently, I listen to video game music, and I wear Hawaiian shirts.

To start at the beginning, I was born November 17, 1981 in Nashua, New Hampshire. As I grew up, my family moved to Brussels, Belgium; Seattle, Washington; and eventually Austin, Texas, where I spent fifteen years of my life before getting married and moving to Ontario, Canada in 2005. I learned to drive, started to work, and failed to get a college degree in computer technicianing in Austin, and that’s where I was when I met my Janson. I attained permanent resident status about a year and a half after moving here and am currently looking for permanent employment after losing my last job.

I have never had any formal classes or training in art. I have spent years working on improving my style mostly by studying from life. Like most artists, I have been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil, though I mostly did little-kid doodles for much of my youth. I was in junior high school when I examined some Sailor Moon art on the ‘net – I liked the art, if not the show – and first tried to draw something with some attempt at form and shape. It was still pretty bad, but it was a turning point for my art, and where my “style” began. My current style is not based on any particular artist or even genre, necessarily. I enjoy far too many different art styles to say any particularly influence my work.

I have also been writing for all of my life, and aside from one creative writing class in college that focused on short stories, have also not received any formal classes or training for it. It’s been about ten years since I first attempted seriously noveling, though I am only now beginning to show some success for my efforts. I write poetry sparingly and have focused more on prose, with my natural inclination leaning towards fantasy. I just find being taken into a different world more engaging. I really couldn’t say where my writing style comes from. While I have taken inspiration for story elements from various sources, the words have always been just how I tell the story.

I don’t see myself pursuing a career in art or writing. I have always believed this. I am a hobby artist and writer. I draw because I want to and I don’t feel like I’m good enough to make serious/consistent money off it. I write because I have stories I want to tell. I never want to draw or write because I have to. I do this for fun and that’s that.

Contact

I love hearing from people, so please feel free to contact me by any of the following means:

E-mail: Jinx@brain-lag.com

AIM: CitizenOfZozo

ICQ: 3067684

Yahoo! IM: oarlolky1

LiveJournal: This is Jinx