ONE of
Southport’s young and promising artists begins a one-year
GNVQ Art and design course to build up a solid portfolio and
develop skills in the hope of becoming a leading cartoon
artiste in the country.
Humphrey’s
aged 17, has always had a passion for drawing even as a kid.
His love of doodling and drawing cartoon characters
that has traversed through old teen style cartoons, Manga
and euro pop art that has a tribal flavour in the horror
genre.
Never
afraid to shock, his style has often seen scenes in his work
that challenges his readers by inviting them to take a look
into the darker sides of life that often adventure with
fetishes and urban fantasy with an Orwellian feel to his
characters – leaving them bereft of face and personality.
Still he
appears to be ill at ease with the view of modern life and
how his work transpires but looks forward to embarking on
his course, “No, not a big fan of life drawing.
I’ve used once or twice a model, but images just come off
the top of head. From TV, mags and mixture of images that
stick into my head, I am a reactive artist as opposed to an
expressionist of much diversity.
After
GNVQ I do fancy check out the sculpture courses at Southport
Tec. I’ve had a couple of pieces and got a good review on
them from my teachers.”
