i used to use these markers to make paintings and now im going back to brushes...okay hold on, let me explain: i started using brushes something like fifteen years ago. along came the discovery of these markers and the advantage of free wood and other supplies that made the process not only insanely easier, but much much quicker.. so i just went ahead and used them...the entire time i used them i felt i was short changing recipients by calling the works "paintings" i used the technical loophole that there was "paint" in the fuckin pens so its pretty much the same right? screw it right? well the reason for going back to brushes is all together good and bad...the good: im doing things the right way again for the first time in who knows how long..the work is far superior and i feel better about it all the way around..the bad? the main reason for this is the fact that there are currently people using this method that i had no intention of pioneering..it was my trade secret. and much like alot of my methods and to put it bluntly, my style has been ripped away from me and claimed by various others who im not discounting as bad artists just a little opportunist...and so like most things that i like, when they get too popular..i abandon them...good luck to everyone with the know how..but its time for me to go back to where it all began...honestly i feel like im breathing again...so i thank the artists using the method as inspiration...you go girls..
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