awareness .

I found a German portrait and children's book artist named Felix Scheinberger, his art deals with a lot of portraiture in his own, unique, abstract style. he was born in 1969, and is 55 years old. His lines are loose and that's a quality I especially strive for/appreciate. His work often uses watercolor and ink. The way he abstracts is the exact way I would like to figure out how to do that sort of thing, just enough that you know what's going on in the portrait and just enough that it's still surreal and interesting to look at. Here's a quote from an interview of his with the "Sneaky Art Podcast:" ""You always make decisions when you draw - this is important and this is not. Because if you draw with everything, it looks a bit boring in the end. Surprisingly, if you are too realistic, it is boring. I have to see what was the point of interest." He talks about finding that balance as I just explained. In the same interview he also said something I completely agree with: Q: "What are some things you gain from being able to sketch quickly?" "It's a question of priorities. If I wanted to capture personality, it's not so important to be precise with the nose." Here, he uses drawing a nose as an example to say drawing quickly gives him a method of capturing personality, which is extremely valid in my opinion, he basically broke down how I feel in a very articulate way.

I also found it interesting that in addition to his regular pieces he has a few children's books he's illustrated in the past, his styles are different for each, respectively. One thing he does that is different from what I'd like to do is his street art and landscape art, which I've attached below as well. Scheinberger, in addition to having the best name ever, Scheinberger currently a professor at the münster school of design.

CV [curriculum vitae]:

1988- Drummer- Hamburg Punk Band (Unnamed/Could not find the name for the life of me)

2001- Im Strudel Der Gefahr [In the Vortex of Danger]

2002- Im Düsterwald [In the Dark Forest]

2002- Im Finstren Biberbau [In the Dark Beaver Den]

2002- Im Bau Der Füchse [In the Den of the Foxes]

2003- Im Dschungel Der Großstadt [In the Jungle of the Big City]

2003- Children's book illustrator- Timid Timmy

2004- Children's book- Timmy's New Friend

2014- Urban Watercolor Sketching- Written AND Illustrated

2008-2010- Guest Professor of Illustration and design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel.

2010- present, Münster University Professor of Design-- Leads illustration workshops.