vervex

Hey everyone,

A few weeks ago I launched my online store on zazzle: Luminescent. As the name suggests it, you will find in this shop inspiring and positive apparel for men and women, accessories such as iPhone and iPad cases, greetings, posters and more, all embodiments of love, peace and light.

I therefore would like to invite you to visit it. This art is aimed at people looking to increment their life and environment with positive designs, and I welcome suggestions and/or comments if you have any.

I am very happy about this new project and I hope you will be as well. It is a way for me to share joy and goodness.

If you want to know more about Luminescent, I invite you to read this blog article I wrote.

Thank you and take care, fellow deviants!

Find me:
vervex.ca | veodesign.com | twitter | Luminescent | tumblr

Rejection is something all of us artists have to deal with at some point in our lives. Some more than others, granted, but, ultimately, there will always be someone that will not like our style. The reasons can be numerous, single, good or stupid... In the end though, unless someone provides constructive criticism, I personally choose to see their disapproval as irrelevant.

I used to be very affected when my art wouldn't get in a group or online gallery. As I grew older and more experienced, I realized that worrying over the acceptance of one of my paintings in some unknown online community is a waste of my time and energy. I left those groups. After all, who am I creating for? Am I creating for myself or for them? Am I creating to improve my skills, learn new techniques, experiment and have fun, or am I painting to please some public composed of members unknown to me? The answer is obvious.

Not everything an artist paints is always a masterpiece. Sometimes, we even do crap. But as long as we learned something new, it was worth it, no matter what others might think.

I paint because I love it and because I want to improve. If people like my art, great. If people don't like it, I invite them to help me by telling me how they think I could improve my it, or they can walk away. I have no use for empty negative comments or rejection without a single explanation. These things don't help me grow as a person  nor as an artist.

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How do you deal with art and criticism?

I'm on a quest. Since a few years now, I fantasize about illustrating book covers. This dream has only grown in intensity with time. I used to believe I "wasn't ready" for it, doubting my skills. I do not feel that way anymore. Although I know there's always room for improvement, I realize that perfection is the (impossible) quest of a lifetime. I am ready, more than ready in fact.

I want to illustrate books and magazines. I've done it for local sci-fi and fantasy literary magazine Brins d'Éternité and loved it. The only thing is... it seems to be a really hard industry to get into. I've never ever seen an a job posting from a publishing house looking for freelance illustrators. And from what I've read on the internet, the only way to get such contracts is either to know someone, have an agent, or to keep sending publishing houses by mail postcards (or small portfolios), hoping that one of them will give you a call-back.

But I won't give up. I'll work at it until I do it. Watch me.

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Find me:
vervex.ca | veodesign.com | twitter | g+ | forrst.com | tumblr