I am an insane all around artist – illustrator, designer, fine artist...I've done it all.
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~~~~~~~~Born in Eastern Washington, raised in the Valley of the Sun Arizona. Had my 20's in Portland, Oregon. Fell in love with and lived in New York City when I turned 30. The time for NYC wasn't right for me so I embarked on cross-country journey all by myself in 2001. It was soul-searching, awesome, lonesome, invigorating and a lot of driving (5,300 miles, 15 states in one month). One night, under the fireworks I was setting off, in Memphis, there was an art school in front of me and there also was my epiphany. So intead of heading back west my NYC colleagues told me to head south to Atlanta. I stayed there for five years, going back to school at Portfolio Center where I learned how to illustrate. I was always an art student and followed my dream of being an artist in many forms that are still evolving. I was a graphic designer for 10 years then back to school for illustration and after school I worked for a company that payed me to create fine art all day. I learned a lot at that job, so much that it made me want to share my understanding of art with other people. It was a great way to spend my days, getting messy with paint. At night I taught others what I did during the day.
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~~~~~~Now I am onto my next adventure...in southern California. I moved to the San Diego area in April 2007. My new journey is finding a supportive art community, hopefully keep teaching art to others and finding the right agent to pimp my illustrations out.
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~~~~~~~The romantic side of me, enjoys the company of my friends and lovers, long talks on the phone with my sister and far-away friends. Alone time to read, relax and create my own personal art at home. I love coastal weather and am so excited to finally live near the beach and wear my flip-flops all year round!
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~~~~~~Here is a little of the art I have done on my web site:
http://www.doniconner.com
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~~~~~~~~Or try my illustration Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/deikarae
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~~~~~~And my most current art can be found on my blog:
http://www.doniconner.blogspot.com
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