I’m a furry artist / animator, and I’ve been contributing artwork
to the fandom since 1998. I’m currently living in Hershey, Pennsylvania
with my life-mate Cray Fox, who I’ve been with since 2000.
All my life I've felt a strong spiritual connection to the fox. Even as
a child, I would draw pictures of foxes and fantasize about being one, as
if the fox was somehow part of me. There just seemed to be something sacred
about the fox, which I couldn't quite understand. I began drawing anthropomorphic
art long before I even knew that there was an actual genre based upon it.
For some reason, as I was drawing these images, I found that there was something
very personal about them, and found that I didn't want to show these images
to anyone else, because of how intensely personal they seemed to me.
This all changed once I found the furry community and realized that there
were so many other people who appreciated that type of artwork, and who
felt the same about themselves. Nowadays, most of my artwork is either done
for fun or by commission, but I still feel that my work is inspired by that
spiritual connection, even if the artwork itself isn’t meant to be
a statement about spirituality.
Even though I’ve been doing artwork for the furry community since
1998, very little of my older artwork remains online. In 2001 I graduated
art college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and, as a result, my artwork
saw a vast improvement in quality.
I prefer to color my artwork digitally, but I do all of my sketch work
on paper. I have also done work with oil paints, acrylics, and colored pencil.
I may start using those mediums again, but for now I feel that my digital
work looks better and can be done faster than my work in any other medium.
I often get asked why my artwork is primarily adult-themed. I suppose that
the simplest answer is that I enjoy creating that type of artwork. I feel
that nudity shows off the natural beauty of the character, and that the
act of sex itself is an expression of love and pleasure which I enjoy representing
through my artwork.
I’ve been working with 3D animation since around 1995. I started when
I was in high school with a program called Truspace3. It was a pretty simple,
entry-level program but playing around with it taught me the basic concepts
of modeling, texturing, animating, etc… within a 3D animation package.
I eventually upgraded to 3DS Max, which is the package that I’m currently
using. I haven’t had any formal training with the software, so I’ve
been learning as I go <=)
I eventually hope to create more of a variety of animation, involving different
characters and different situations which would appeal to a larger audience.
Unfortunately, 3D animation is a very complex and lengthy process, and it’s
difficult for me to find time to devote to it on a regular basis.
I regularly attend Anthrocon, FurFright, and MidWest FurFest as both an
artist and a dealer.
