The story so far...
I live in East Yorkshire in the UK and I am 32.
I have been drawing and painting for about as
long as I can remember. As a kid I would draw
pictures from the movies and TV shows I'd seen.
I always had a plentiful supply of paper and
paints which I would "borrow" from my father,
who was a talented painter himself.

After leaving school, my art portfolio was
deemed not good enough to gain entrance
into any further education courses at University.
So I took it upon myself to continue painting
the things I wanted to paint, with the goal
of being published.

Getting published I thought...Great!...now
how do I go about doing that? The truth was
I really didn't know.

The journey had many creative highs and lows.
I have worked on many unpaid projects.
I've written, illustrated and self published a
comic book. Illustrated a full colour oil painted
Graphic Novel. I've sent countless submissions
to editors often receiving little or no response. I even went up on stage in front of a crowd at
the 2004 comics festival in Bristol to take part
in a Live Portfolio Session.
This involved using a projector to show my
artwork to the masses and be criticised by
industry Professionals.(Pop Idol for artists)
It's certainly been an education over the
years.

Eventually persistence has paid off.
I now have regular Freelance work in addition
to my internet based full time job.
My Artwork has appeared in RPG books, Trading
Card Games, Board games, magazines and a
Graphic Novel.

What does the future hold? Who knows, hopefully
an expanding client base, and more exciting
projects to work on. I want to continue to learn
and improve my skills, and absorb all that I can
from the many great talents out there, that are
on a similar path to mine.

I'll gladly listen to any offers of work either
freelance or studio based.
I'll relocate when the right offer comes along.

Paul Burrow. July 2005.