Gavrev's avatar

Gavrev

Heart, mind, soul..
11 Watchers59 Deviations
7.5K
Pageviews
Artist // Professional // Digital Art
Badges
Super Llama: Llamas are awesome! (16)
I Heart DeviantArt Gear: Proud supporter of deviantGEAR
My Bio
Well, what to say? Hmmm..

I live here on the outskirts of Sheffield (one of the greener cities on offer in the UK) and have lived in the general area all of my life. I've had a fascination with art all my life. Though it may have taken a back seat on several occasions for other expressive avenues such as writing or playing guitar in local bands, it's never been too far from my mind. I tend to feel that I have the greatest creative success when I leap between disciplines, but lately my drawing has been all-consuming due to a restless imagination which in turn was prompted by experimentation using Artrage.

Work-wise, I have held a few different jobs – music sales, data input.. anything which could make ends meet, but with exception to the music they seem always to have been frustratingly polar to my artistic interests, which lie at the very heart of who I am. Take where I am at the moment.. I'm currently employed as an IT Technician in education, but like Clark Kent, Peter Parker or Bruce Wayne, that is merely the day job. With a little delicate juggling towards my creativity, and a combination of perseverance and wishful thinking I am hopefully taking my first steps toward a new career.

Peace :)


All the images posted here are provided for display under my exclusive copyright (unless otherwise stated), or with appropriate credit to the originator where such work has been created using somebody else's material with their own expressly granted and agreed permission (all as stipulated in the terms and conditions of the Deviant ART website). If you have any requests relating to any of the images I've displayed here, all I ask is that you do me the courtesy of asking directly - it's only good manners and I'm not in the habit of biting (unless asked to, but that's probably something else entirely).

Thank you! (there.. all quite painless and polite, I thought.. :)

Favourite Visual Artist
Makoto Shinkai, Stanley Lau, Andrea A. Bianco, H.R. Giger, Banksy, Henri le Sidaner
Favourite Movies
The Black Hole, Kairo, Dark Water, Ringu, Red Cliff, Ghost In The Shell, 5cm Per Second, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, Lost In Translation, Fine Totally Fine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Oblivion, From Up on Poppy Hill, Solaris
Favourite TV Shows
Long Way Round, Azumanga Daioh, Love Hina, Serial Experiments Lain, Steins Gate, Freedom, Babylon 5, Blakes 7, Red Dwarf, Sapphire & Steel, Lovejoy, Mitchell & Webb, Bottom, The Young Ones, 24, Twin Peaks, Father Ted, The Fast Show
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Dream Theater, Devin Townsend/SYL, Queen, Polysics, Guo Yue, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, Mr Mister, Killing Joke, Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarre, Beethoven, Mozart.. Too many to list!
Favourite Books
The Forge Of God/Anvil Of Stars, 'Salem's Lot, The Taking, Earth, Imagica, Shanghai Baby, The Art of Happiness, Music Food & Love, Engines Of Creation
Favourite Writers
Greg Bear, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke
Favourite Games
Final Fantasy, Timesplitters, Silent Hill, Black, Moto GP, Retro arcade (Pacman, Invaders, Defender etc..)
Favourite Gaming Platform
I suppose it has to be the PS2 because that's as far as my investments in gaming reached..
Tools of the Trade
Artrage Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Other Interests
Cooking, Photography, Writing, Philosophy, Guitar (and a little keyboard) playing, Cinema, Fitness, Travel (sadly not as much chance for this as I'd like, but we try to do it anyway!)

Profile Comments 26

Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Looking good as always. I would love to chat with you some time about Technoprey. I'm also planning on doing a booth at a local event called Salmon River Days. I was going to be putting together a list of Dryden related stuff. I would love to include a link to your Deviantart page on the list, with your permission.
Oh yeah when joel started his new game he wanted me to do some pics and from past experiences I did not get any money or recognition At all that is why I am doing my own club and series I have heard of a lot of people stealing ideas and art from this site to be careful.
Hmm You got A point Joel wanted me to join his club so bad now he's just missing in action and oh bro happy new year and best wishes.
Amazing tower and did you get any profit from the Dryden Expeirment yet for your art just wondering hit me back.
Thanks for that TB.. Nah, no profit forthcoming from it (aside from the joy of getting it seen - that's profit I guess), but I'm not really expecting any bud.. Not really how it works in itself
Undying gratitude and a few fans! Nothing monetary quite yet, but that comes from working with you guys independently of Dryden really. The community is great!