Kia Ora from New Zealand

[Jayden Dickinson]

Hello everyone. I thought it was time to introduce myself as i have been reading this forum on a daily basis for about 12 months and feel i know you all already. My name is Jayden Dickinson i live in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand. I am married to an amazing woman and have two wonderful little daughters. I work as a full time Graphic Designer and illustrator but oil painting and drawing has always been my passion. Although my education has been to a greater extent about design and "art" i refer to myself as self taught as i am constantly learning and discovering (mostly by making mistakes). In the last 12 months through reading this forum i have tried more techniques, pallets and media than i have in the last 10 years. I have attached some of my work in different styles (apologies for the poor photos i have yet to dig into that section of the forum). I hope to learn as much as i can and develop a career in this industry as i have found that there is nothing more challenging and interesting.