About Ravenous:

Ravenous was born in Topeka and has spent most of his time in Kansas. His artistic ability began as a youngster. His Mom proudly keeps sacred an image of a ferret he drew when he was younger. He never went to a prestigious art school but instead, he set himself a goal to be able to produce realistic drawings with a ballpoint pen and reached that goal at the age of 26. Then, with an unclear direction on where to next, he continued his art, but without a goal and the lustre faded for a time (as it does for many artists). His artistic incline as he matured both into a man and as an artist saw him with a gravitational pull towards creating dark visual art that is typically appreciated by a more exclusive group, however he has the ability and has completed work in a lighter vein, which tends to appeal to a wider audience.

As an artist who has spent time working with granite and perfecting his engraving techniques when employed as a stone engraver, he launched himself into a different medium: carved and painted glass. This technique involves sand blasting the glass and running a very real risk of destroying the piece before the glass is even ready for painting. The result of his passion and drive can be seen here

If an artist, working with canvas and paint as their medium, is extremely disciplined and have no other commitments, depending on the style and the detail involved, they have the ability to churn out paintings at the rate of one a week, if they so choose. Maybe more. Ravenous has a full time job as a skilled tradesman and because of the intricacy and the many stages of preparation before painting even occurs, the glass medium Ravenous has begun to utilise, takes a lot of time and patience outside of his scheduled work hours. The reward for such careful preparation and patience is a completed masterpiece that is not only breathtaking and beautiful; it also has three-dimensional qualities - a result of the carving.

When asking Ravenous which medium he would prefer to stick with, he expresses a love for all mediums, the ability to diversify and not be constrained or pigeonholed into one area for the rest of his life, as this tends to happen with many artists. At the same time, he also acknowledges the need for art lovers to be able to identify his work as being his own and finding the balance to creating that unmistakable link can be difficult. No matter what medium Ravenous works with, he has a tendency to think large in terms of detail and design. This can put him in the category of tortured artist; for he tortures himself with his perfectionism and his ability to think one million steps into the future before the piece has even been started.

The most frequent names that spring up in conversation with Ravenous when referring to established artists are: Olivia, H.R. Giger, Pushead, Boris Vallejo and M.C. Escher. He holds each of these artists and their individual styles in high regard.

His attitude towards people being guided by art critics is that one shouldn't be persuaded by others' opinions, but rather, let the work speak to the individuals themselves. They have their own mind and they should be able to determine what they like or dislike instead of relying on a third party to do the thinking for them.

Ravenous can be reached via the email form and will respond promptly to genuine enquiries.