greatthepat - Professional, General Artist

About greatthepat

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Artist // Professional // Varied

July 29
United States
Deviant for 19 years
He / Him

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My Bio

Current Residence: chicago, Japan after September 28th
I am an artist and teacher, graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with my BFA of Art Education. I love to work in Photoshop with image manipulation and drawn works the most, however I dable in everything. Feel free to write me a note / critique/ ask questions etc.

Favourite Visual Artist

Rubens, and way too many others too name

Favourite TV Shows

House, Top Shot, anime...alot of other shows

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Disturbed, Oomph!, Demon Hunter, Matchbox 20, Skillet

Favourite Gaming Platform

old school Nintendo NES/ wii

Tools of the Trade

sharpy pens, pencils,oil paint, wacom intues3, photoshop

Other Interests

music(playing drums and guitar as well as listening), learing about different cultures and eating every kind of food

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greatthepat

Apr 7, 2017

Well, its official. After May 25th I will be unemployed. This year has been hard...hard on me as a father, since my wife and I struggled with the death of our unborn child. Hard on me as an Educator, because of leaving my Japanese students and the d...

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Feb 28, 2017

Hello All, This is a long overdue update. As I said in the last one, my family and I are no longer living in Japan but in Peoria, AZ. This has brought a plethora of changes for both my family and myself. I have been working as a K-5 Art Teacher in a ...

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Jun 10, 2016

Update: As I said last month, I have lost my home from the April earthquakes ( Mag 7.1 and 7.4) that have hit Kumamoto Japan. I have been living in a car, a tent and now a garage. Since I have a baby ( 9 months old) its been very difficult on him and...