< Lemontzz views the work, "En-Closure"
It has been a strange journey so far. I have been walking for a long time. I am not yet at a safe destination but I keep going.
The journey started with lemontzz character. It was just a thought, remember? Life was giving me more lemons than I knew what to do with. And it was overwhelming to me. Why did my mind create this little thing? I recalled 'playing' with the character. I recalled trying to interpret it or assimilate it into current events or occasions. It didn't make 'market sense.'
It wouldn't sell but at least by trying to create it, within the context of what was taking place around me, kept me occupied and interested in activity (and not simply staying in bed)! In any event, some people found it interesting (I wasn't the only weirdo on the planet). The funny thing is that prior to this - so much of what I did was so very conventional and /or 'traditional'. So very safe. Acceptable - never extending beyond the norm. This was like fresh air on some level I think. I found myself just having fun with the ideas, wacko as they were. It was different, and that novelty kept me away from my current reality.
The illustrations often 'paralleled' the experiences are different. Today, it is mostly line work. I scribble and it isn't often neat. I have technical pens but I didn't translate my sketches to 'properly done' drawings as intended (with the use of the 'professional' pens). Using a regular pen, seemed to describe what I thought or felt, equally authentic. No formal plan, just a natural unfolding of sketching. Emotions are anything but neat - so this approach seems to work, is better suited.
The real test to me is if one can gage meaning from what I have drawn ... or understand or relate or learn from. Feel free to share your colour interpretations of the works as well! I would love to see a diverse representation of styles!
Release date: June 2017