***UPDATED INFO!!!*** February 25, 2006 - My name is officially changed now from Garret to Bingham! I just got married on Saturday, January 21, 2006! Sorry it's been so long, but I hope everyone is doing great! I missed all of the friends I have made through elfwood, too. I am finally starting to get back into drawing again and I'm currently trying to finish a new pic to post on my site here at elfwood, so keep an eye out for it ! Hope to hear from everyone real soon!
June 6, 2004 - Whew!! Life has been hectic since last August. I recently had my new baby on April 15th of this year(after 12 hours of labor and him being my fourth son). And in May I had my 29th birthday celebrated! Last, but not least, I moved back to Lincoln City, Oregon at the end of May. I'm little by little getting past my lack of entusiasm and artists' block to draw since last May. Ayden's(my new son) grandmother has set aside a room specifically for any grandbabies and has started a jungle mural covering all the walls and ceiling too. So, I have been recruited to help in drawing and painting of any of the animals and wildlife inhabiting this room. Needless to say, I should be getting back to my artwork very soon! That is, after I catch up on my sleep and get into a regular schedule with a new baby in the house. I'm posting a new bio photo of me and Ayden for a little while and will probably put my old pic babck up later on. Any of my old friends and aquaintances feel free to contact me if you want! Take care! **Old Info** August 06, 2003 - New Bio!! Yay!! Also, I am deleting some of my former pics from this site to make room for other better pics. So, I'm sorry if I have taken down some of the art that were your faves or some that you feel should have been left up on this site!... AGE: 29yrs. PLACE of BIRTH: Virginia Beach, Virginia LOCATION NOW: Lincoln City, Oregon HOBBIES: anything to do with art be it drawing, coloring, or reading about it…anything to do with the beauty and harmony of Nature…reading and writing Fiction and Erotica…astrology and Tarot…Anime…comics…children and infants….fairies(DEFINITELY FAIRIES!!) … music…anything medieval…dragons…swords…singing…chatting and surfing on the internet…board games…Dungeons & Dragons FAVORITE ARTISTS/INSPIRATIONS: Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Luis Royo, Ernie Chan, Brett Campbell, MAD, Jim Lee, Art Adams, Michael Turner, Mark Silvestri, Amy Brown, Jonathan Earl Bowser, Wendy Pini, CLAMP, Rowena, Olivia…two very good artists in their very own right Crystal Aura Wilson and Tori Henry…and more recent inspiration/s are Marie Sialaris, Debra Bingham, Kimberly Platt, Gabriel Hildreth, Rae Dragon, Maddy Clerico or 'Red Lioness'as known to some, Wayne Hodge, and so many, many more from Elfwood that are not mentioned here……… FAVORITE AUTHORS/BOOKS: Anne Rice and her older sister, Alice Borchardt(Anne writes about vampires and witches and Alice writes about magic and werewolves…great stuff!)…Jean M. Auel, Heather Graham/Shannon Drake, Johanna Lindsey, Catherine Coulter, Theresa Medeiros, Piers Anthony…Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance….and any books about fairies, astrology, tarot, or the occult ART MEDIUMS: Berol Prismacolor colored pencils, Crayola Markers, mechanical pencils, graphite, and ink pens ANIMAL THAT MOST RESEMBLES ME:leopard or a kitten FAVORITE EXCLAMATION: Whatever! FAVORITE COLOR: purple FAVORITE FOOD: Did I hear someone say “food”? It’s not possible to have just one or even a few favorites… FAVORITE MUSIC: Matchbox 20, Madonna, Nickleback, Cher, Phil Collins, Evanescence, Ace of Base, N’Sync, Luther Vandross, Sting, Backstreet Boys, Bryan Adams, Usher, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Prince, Garbage, Boys II Men, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, Enigma, Eurythmics, Sarah Mc Laughlin, Paula Cole, Jon Secada, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin…any New Age stuff like Secret Garden and David Arkenstone…some Country…it all just depends…I like a lot of variety ANY CHILDREN? Yes…4 boys…Donovan, age 9…Kieran, age 7…Connor, age 5...AND Ayden, age 8 weeks MARITAL STATUS: separated MISCELLANEOUS INFO: Thanks so much to all of you who have given me such wonderful comments and support!! I have made such good friends here at Elfwood and I look forward to meeting and making many more new friends! BTW, I do commissions, but it is at my own discretion and depending on how big my workload is at the time of request and/or requests. I, also, do art trades, just so long as I can take my time and do it right by not rushing through an art piece. If you have any questions regarding art trades orcommissions, feel free to e-mail me!! MORE INFO: In case anyone was wondering, I have many inspirations and I learned a lot of my techniques from a close and dear friend of mine, Tori, who was a copyright artist. And for anyone who doesn't know what a copyright artist is, they draw in a certain artists' exact style. I have another good friend who also inspired me and my hunger for art...her name is Crystal Aura Wilson. I taught myself at the nice age of 12 to draw mirror images because I had been accused of tracing for far too long. But that is not the only style of art I do, either. I, also, look off of photos for poses and some freehand, too. Crystal Aura Wilson has been one of my best friends since I first started to draw in that style of art(mirror-image). My inspirational works are based off of some artists LISTED ABOVE...and many, many more!! I am sure many can recognize some of their stuff in my art. If you have any questions, just ask and I will try and answer as soon as I can!! Best Wishes and may everything you wish for in life be yours!!! ^-^
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