ironicmoodswing [2005-08-20 02:19:49 +0000 UTC]

thats one hell of a long comment trews a nicenime hey whats up that guy down below me seems really nice very inspiring i love your work and although i only submit my drawings and doodles of people in the less interesting formats my work outside of deviant has been greatly affected by your own so umm tahnks

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londonxpress [2004-12-21 00:09:36 +0000 UTC]

I hate leaving generic messages on user pages, but it’s a hard habit to break – and since I’m writing to so many people there really is no other way to go about it. Sorry if this all seems redundant, I’ll do my best to make this letter as warm and personal as possible.

The year is drawing to a close; so much has happened over the past twelve months in my life, and in some respects I’m still trying to make sense of it all! DeviantArt has played a major part in my life over the past year – it has shaped me as a person more than University ever has – and I have all of you to thank for that.

During high school my father handed me a leather bag – I didn’t know what the contents were. When I opened it up I found to my delight an old Pentax 35mm with an assortment of lenses. I was thrilled. I had never tried my hand at photography before but immediately went out to the nearest store, picked up some film and joined the school newspaper. A week later I got my first rolls of film back – all underexposed and ruined. I had failed miserably and put the camera away in my closet.

In early 2003 I took a trip to Quebec City for the Winter Carnival – and I took the camera with me. In April of that year a good friend from High School introduced me to DeviantArt. I submitted some of my photos from the trip (that were not underexposed – hurrah!) and a handful of pencil drawings of Totoro. It didn’t take long for me to become hooked and soon I was taking pictures again and learning from other photographers. That summer I bought my first digital camera, and I haven’t looked back since.

As of this moment I have been taking on small commercial jobs, doing commission work and creating a portfolio that I will take to local galleries in early 2005. I have started to sell prints both online and offline, and I have started to think of photography as a serious profession down the road. Perhaps it will be as a photojournalist, perhaps as a researcher – maybe simply as an artist trying to capture the beauty around me. In the course of just over a year photography has become my one true passion – I can’t put the camera down, and I can’t stop flipping through books, magazine articles, collections etc. It truly is addictive, and it changes the way I view the world around me.

I owe this tremendous change in my life to all of you. Since the very beginning you guys have been incredibly supportive, and incredibly inspirational. The amount of constructive feedback that I have received is overwhelming to say the very least. The other rich aspect of this community is the ability to see what others see – I have enjoyed viewing your work since joining – there have been some very moving / thought provoking / gorgeous imagery produced. This artistic community is a blessing for those starting out as an artist, or for those who simply want to share or observe work.

I don’t want this community experience to end anytime soon – I hope to remain an active member of the site and play as much of a part in your lives as you have played in mine. Sometimes I do get busy with school etc, but don’t ever feel that I’m ignoring you! Leave a message; kick me from time to time (even a slap to the face will do). I say this from time to time, but I’ll say it again here – if you ever want feedback on your work just let me know – I really don’t mind stopping by to comment / offer input! It is always nice to see what other people are using their imagination and creativity to produce.

Regardless of what your background is, I hope that you find the time over the next couple of weeks to relax and sneak away from the hectic pace of life - enjoy the company of family & friends! All the best to you in 2005

Cheers,
Evan

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olieviya [2004-06-25 17:40:32 +0000 UTC]

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mancanman [2004-06-05 02:52:27 +0000 UTC]

fair enough

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mancanman [2004-06-02 04:30:03 +0000 UTC]

nice icon.

makes me hungry

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shaterddreamz [2004-04-13 00:27:10 +0000 UTC]

hehe darn waterhoses - thanks glad to make ya laugh

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melusine-la-fay [2004-04-09 21:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comments and fav

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bccb [2004-04-05 18:37:47 +0000 UTC]

thank u dude


and this guy was me btw

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dead-by-monday [2004-03-11 01:57:50 +0000 UTC]

beautiful gallery

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stylereactor [2004-03-09 14:40:49 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comments and the fav

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angetriste [2004-03-09 08:50:51 +0000 UTC]

hehe thanks for the cool words vector mate

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escapepodone [2004-03-09 05:49:37 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much for your kind words
uve got some great original ideas goin on over here

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jakereed [2004-03-09 01:18:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks for stoppin by my gallery..=-)

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greycom [2004-03-05 19:49:14 +0000 UTC]

cheers!

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londonxpress [2004-03-05 14:46:37 +0000 UTC]

Hello!

Thank you once again for your input on my work - it means a lot to me!
I can't remember if you were on my devwatch or not - but I'll add you now just in case. I'll do my best to comment on new pieces - school has been a real pain and is eating up most of my time

Take care,
evan

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mathilde [2004-03-05 08:52:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you German !

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trew [2004-03-05 06:16:31 +0000 UTC]

~trew

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EternalMien [2004-03-03 19:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment, I really appriciate it.

*walks back to your gallery*

Thanks again,
~EternalMien

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mathilde [2004-03-03 16:18:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you : )

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JeBuZ [2004-03-03 08:53:02 +0000 UTC]

hey i like your icon!

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etchedchaos [2004-03-03 04:10:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the constructive comment on Plugged In, In many parts you are right. But in reagrds to the graffitti look, that wasn't my intention. its hard to explain, but I wasn't trying to make it seem as if his skin had been over saturated by his surrroundings and the machanicals objects had stayed away from beomcing likewise until he' started to crumble away. If you can understand that.

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DigiAvalon [2004-03-03 04:05:45 +0000 UTC]

I wish I had time to coment on all your work but it is late and I am tired and running out of intelgent things to say "I am also too tired to use a spell checker so sorry bout that." Anyways you have a very fun gallery and alot of intresting pieces of work. Its a nice change from what I normally look at.

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londonxpress [2004-02-20 15:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Hey man!

Glad to see you back! Wanted to stop by and thank you for your incredibly support as of late - it means a lot to me!

Hope all is well - enjoy your weekend!
evan

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mathilde [2004-02-19 14:35:11 +0000 UTC]

hey thank you so much for all these comments and the fav : )
makes me happy ...
see you around : ))

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giza [2004-02-19 10:00:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your comment

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larkie [2004-02-14 14:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks,

Some parts are 'real' used some clay for this one

Glad you like it

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greycom [2003-12-23 02:10:36 +0000 UTC]

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drahomira [2003-12-22 16:48:28 +0000 UTC]

merci beaucoup

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giza [2003-12-22 10:32:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your comment!

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softwings [2003-12-22 08:09:14 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome for the ! You have a very interesting perspective Keep up the awesome work!

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drahomira [2003-12-09 19:47:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot mister

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larkie [2003-12-02 22:18:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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greycom [2003-11-28 23:19:40 +0000 UTC]

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johnhawks [2003-11-28 18:20:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comments on my ID and A Vastness Broken dude!

-J Hawks

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halfliquid [2003-11-28 00:07:30 +0000 UTC]

(and thanks for the comments, as well.)

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halfliquid [2003-11-28 00:07:11 +0000 UTC]

i ate llama twice

really?



how does it taste like? (chicken?)

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