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Eric Chapman

So much has changed in the last year or so, I have to update this bio.

I am now 23 years old, and I am no longer trapped in the frosty northeastern section of the United States.. for now, and likely untill some time in 2004, I'm spending most of my time in hot sweaty Florida. I say hot and sweaty because I'm a northerner.. and dammit, I can't cope with the constant 90-something degree weather that comes between late april and late october. Hot and sweaty isn't meant to imply that.. uh.. my social life has gotten drastically better. Fortunately I am spending 3 of the hottest months back home, in the Northeast, where it's at least bearable for me. Why all this climate jumping? Well...

I am now a Sophmore Illustration Major at the Ringling School of Art and Design. I say that now, even though as I write this, I'm in summer break and I don't actually start taking sophmore classes till late August. The work I'm doing now puts this old stuff here to shame, I think, and the only reason I don't post it is because most of the work done during my first year doesn't fit here at all. It's all technical stuff. Figure drawing, still lifes, and the like. This year's work should be more appropriate.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, a year ago, before I started attending Ringling, I said I'd give my opinion after going there for a year.. because I left a rant here for a while about how much I detested art classes with stuck up inept teachers, ie most of them. My experience at a real art school (rather than the local community college) has changed that. I love art school (mostly). I love the people I met. I really loved some of the great teachers. I'm having the time of my life, and they're actually teaching me good stuff here. Mostly. The only downside here is the massive debt I'm going to be in after I get out. $25,000+ a year adds up fast. But, I saw some of the work the senior illustrators did right before I left to come home.. phenomenal. If they'll have me doing that stuff in 3 years, it's worth it, cause I'm sure to get work.

And, if you're wondering, yes, I still spend most of my time in a dark bedroom wishing I had someone to talk to. Dunno why you'd wanna know that.. but hey..

As for Rakkis, the guy who's pretty much turned into my pet character, I'm sorry but no, you can't put him (pictures, story, or anything) on your webpage.. I do NOT give permission to anybody to use rakkis for anything and that's final. He's the one that I keep to myself.If you're interested in any of the others, email me, tell me which one and what it's for, and we'll see. Enjoy

Guestbook for Eric

Date Name Comment   26 May 2006 Donna s. habinck Loading... I really like your art. The aquatic elf is really cute. 4 Jun 2006 Anonymous Loading... Your art work looks like your really skilled with pencils and paper your work looks really good have you ever done any thing with acrylic paints? 10 Jun 2006 Anonymous Loading... Hey Eric! I love your work, I was gunna write which ones I liked the best but couldnt cos I like to many of them.... love an art lover 17 Jul 2006 Candice Hinkley Loading... Pretty good! A lot better than me. Awesome gallery ^-^ 18 Sep 2006 Anonymous Loading... Its fab ive neve seen anything so good....no ones eva done something so close to my fatansies 6 Nov 2006 MEEEEE Loading... I like the Rakkis person, all of his pictures! He is sooo cool. I really like his hair I also like all of your other pictures, so don't be offended 20 May 2007 Christy Miller Loading... Grrr . . . all the pics I wanted to see have been removed by the mods. I thoughts they would be cool to see. Your pics are really good, and the facial expressions are great! 20 Jun 2007 Eliera Diego Loading... Yeah- Ringling in sunny Sarasota! One more year of the freezing weather up here in South Dakota and I am there! So how's the school besides the price of course? As for your art, I the ones that I can actually see (others have been removed...), like your Drow Necromancer thats in study- ha, amazing though I would never image studying a decapitated head. Keep it up! 24 Jul 2007 Anonymous Loading... Has anyone else noticed that "Rakkis in Ink" has been removed by the ERB? I loved that picture... 14 Aug 2007 Anonymous Loading... Do u have ur own webpage? Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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