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cheezweazl ♂️ [2260546] [2006-01-31 00:25:18 +0000 UTC] "Tomas Swift" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 226; Deviations: 565; Watchers: 25

Watching: 9; Pageviews: 18667; Comments Made: 101; Friends: 9

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Craig Mullins, Jhonen Vasquez, Roman Dirge, Jennifer Lewis
Favorite movies: Sin City, Kill Bill, UHF, 28 Days Later, V For Vendetta, Shaun of The Dead, Dawn of the Dead, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, Revisionist Westerns, Tales of grand adventure and compelling characters.
Favorite TV shows: Walking Dead, Pushing Daisies, Firefly, Red Dwarf, Nature Documentaries, Survivorman, Sherlock, Misfits
Favorite bands / musical artists: AFI, Tom Waits, Millencolin, System of a Down, The Decemberists, Gogol Bordello, Bad Religon, TMBG, J.S. Bach
Favorite books: The Bridge Trilogy, Memory & Dream, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Fantastic Mr.Fox
Favorite writers: Neal Stevenson, Charles Delint, William Gibson, Roald Dahl
Favorite games: Left4Dead, MTG, Portal, Mass Effect Series, Fallout Series, Hear Me Out, Arkham Horror, Various Tabletop RPGs and Board Games
Favorite gaming platform: I Heart My Compy
Tools of the Trade: Drumsticks, Paint, Ink, Digital Camera, Computer, Bits & Bobs, Jenny, Pencils, Paper, Perspicacity
Other Interests: Gaming, Writing, Drumming, Hobos, Zombies, and Being a Roustabout and Storyteller
https://www.behance.net/TomasSwift
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https://twitter.com/TomasSwift

# About me

I am a freelance fine artist living in Boston, MA.
Although I presently pay the bills selling my soul bit by bit to the world of corporate IT, I am never far from my pens, inks, and flights of macabre fancy.

As soon as I was able to clench a pencil in my meaty little 3-year-old fist I would regularly fill pages of construction paper with the monsters and beasties I shared my imagination with. I knew this process would become essential to my happiness and help me deal with the real world as I grew up.
The creatures that emerge from my pen are my way of airing my emotions. My inner demons are cathartically born on the canvas. My paintings and drawings deal with themes of hunger and longing, fear and despair, solitude and revenge. I believe that everyone sees themselves as a monster from time to time, not in control of our baser emotions, our animal instincts. I try to make peace with the uncontrollable through my work.
I find my inspiration in rusty, derelict buildings and forgotten houses in the woods mostly reclaimed by nature. My imagination’s dystopia finds its foothold through my art. What spawns from my mind is this: we live a dangerous world, and monsters may be closer than you think.

# Comments

Comments: 77

Confucius68 [2018-02-19 14:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the recent favorite :) (Smile)

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cheezweazl In reply to Confucius68 [2018-02-20 13:12:24 +0000 UTC]

Always happy to see new Patches material!

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Confucius68 In reply to cheezweazl [2018-02-21 12:49:46 +0000 UTC]

There should be quite a bit of it soon :) (Smile)

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Confucius68 [2017-11-16 04:20:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite...I've been really enjoying your "Drawlloween" series :) (Smile)

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cheezweazl In reply to Confucius68 [2017-11-16 12:22:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks man, I'm really looking forward to seeing some new work from you coming up in the new year!

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Confucius68 In reply to cheezweazl [2017-11-17 06:27:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...I hope you'll enjoy it. *laughs* And I hope I'll enjoy making it as well :) (Smile)

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Confucius68 [2017-09-12 17:18:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the recent favorite :) (Smile)

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LEVIATAN-666 [2014-09-28 14:40:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!

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F16CrewChief [2013-02-23 22:34:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for all the favs of my display acft pics!

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OrganizedChaos921 [2012-10-24 00:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite!

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Confucius68 [2011-06-05 20:53:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite :) (Smile)

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MONAROZ-Art [2010-12-15 04:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav)

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ZoeiGirl [2010-08-18 22:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the fave! :D (Big Grin)

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Confucius68 [2010-05-30 13:20:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the new favorite :) (Smile)

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Confucius68 [2010-04-17 20:16:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for favoriting the Patches Banner...the full comics should be up super soon :) (Smile)

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Confucius68 [2009-10-30 12:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the recent favorite :) (Smile)

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LurksInTheShadow [2009-06-05 01:45:59 +0000 UTC]

High-five!

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endlifedotexe [2009-05-28 02:49:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the faves! :3

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neko-sama-of-eleto [2009-05-28 02:03:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fav :D (Big Grin)

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Werewolfschreie [2009-05-24 23:06:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fave! Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose

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Diminchi [2009-03-23 14:01:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the fave! :) (Smile)

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leswaymont [2009-03-23 08:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!

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kaylaschill [2009-03-23 05:03:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav ! Very much appreciated! How is Boston - are you by chance a Celtics fan?

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cheezweazl In reply to kaylaschill [2009-03-23 10:48:41 +0000 UTC]

Boston is a fun city to live in and a great place to be an artist. I don't really follow basketball, but there's always a lot of energy around the local teams when they're in season, just part of living here.

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sockrotter [2008-11-25 10:24:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave on "Chicken".

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sockrotter [2008-11-14 07:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave on "Foggy Barn".
Rob

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sockrotter [2008-11-13 16:33:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for adding "Oklahoma" to you faves collection.
Rob

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Confucius68 [2008-10-29 00:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite :) (Smile)

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Nick-is-Safferion [2008-10-25 05:03:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks much for the favs! I love your pics! :D (Big Grin)

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Confucius68 [2008-10-22 05:14:11 +0000 UTC]

Plenty thanks for the numerous favorites....I really dig your work...it has a lovely strangeness that I really enjoy :) (Smile)

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TormentedArtifacts [2008-10-20 21:48:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav !

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KariLiimatainen [2008-10-16 15:03:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for everything! so much for the fav´s !!!

********* Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod **********

*** nature is everything ***

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HerrDrayer [2008-10-07 10:03:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for adding "Empty Marienplatz Station" [link] to your favourites. :) (Smile)

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hunter1828 [2008-10-06 19:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav on Atlatl!

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ZCochrane [2008-10-04 18:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav on Three at once !

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HerrDrayer [2008-10-04 14:21:32 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for adding "Dragon's Nostrils" [link] and "Thermite Fireworks" [link] to your favourites heap! It's great to see a new face visiting my gallery!

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sockrotter [2008-10-04 14:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the faves and for adding me to your watch list.
Welcome back and where've you been?

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cheezweazl In reply to sockrotter [2008-10-06 14:16:05 +0000 UTC]

I've been away from DeviantArt, starting a new job, and busy as all get out. I should have some new stuff up in the next little bit here though, as I've been finishing a bunch of paintings and drawings getting ready for Open Studios at the end of next week.

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sockrotter In reply to cheezweazl [2008-10-06 17:40:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you're back, always liked your rusty junk photos.

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aqueous-sun [2008-07-09 18:12:20 +0000 UTC]