MartianJudge

Hi there...

I'm Martian Judge.  I'm very new to DeviantART, although through the years, from time to time, I've browsed through all the amazing art on this site.  Naturally we all know it showcases some very inspiring stuff.  More importantly though, the more I learned about the Deviant art community, I was impressed and struck by the friendly spirit between all of the artists together here.  I think that it's a very cool place to share one's artwork and open it up to thoughtful appraisals and interesting feedback.

Like most everyone here, I share the lifelong passion for art.   However, the stresses of life were making my leisure enjoyment of art difficult.  It seemed as though that there wasn't enough time or energy in the day to create fulfilling and rewarding artwork.  So many diversions in life often make it difficult to properly view and appreciate it.  I found myself missing the artistic experience.  It's at DeviantART, where I feel as though I can return to an art world which I love.

Though my earliest youthful drawings, through school exercises, through fun diversionary hobby art, to utilitarian graphic design work I've done as an occupation, I've felt as though my creative spark waning through the years.   I felt that any early natural artistic skill or talent which I might have had, was diminishing.  As any artist knows, as everyone understands, if one does not practice thinking creatively or physical keeping one's art skills up, the inspired ideas of imagination and the quality of any finished art often suffers.

I'm looking forward to dusting off my art supplies, to dig back in, to practice the wonderful craft of art.  I hope that I can steadily improve, but more importantly, I hope to have fun.  It's going to be a challenge for me to properly translate traditional art into a new digital world, but I'm learning.  It's going to be really interesting to discover lots of new ways in which to express myself.

There are so many great artists here, many many many of which are tremendously more talented than I am or will ever be, but I'm hoping that this can be a friendly place in which I can relax, have fun, and share time with a lot of nice people who share a love of art.

Thanks!
MJ