DIONJA'Y GIFTED ARTIST

   MY NAME IS DION J. POLLARD. BORN IN WASHINGTON DC ON OCT,28 1968. I STARTED DRAWING AT THE AGE OF 13. I SAW MY BROTHER DRAWING FROM COMIC BOOKS ONE  DAY AND DECIDED TO TRY MY HAND AT IT. I EXCEEDED AT DRAWING FROM WHAT I SAW AND DECIDED TO START CREATING FROM MIND AND ON A MORE REALISTIC LEVEL. MY STYLE IS IN DETAIL. I STARTED DRAWING IN PENCIL, BUT SOON GRADUATED TO OTHER MEDIUMS. I FOUND MY LOVE IN ACRYLIC PAINTS,PASTELS AND ALSO DIGITAL PAINTING(A PAINTING PROCESS USING A DIGITAL STYLUS AS YOUR PAINT BRUSH). I LOVE THE FLOW AND CONTROL OF THIS PASTELS, THE RICH COLORS OF ACYLIC AND THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES OF DIGITAL PAINTING.  WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL MY ART TEACHER GAVE ME A SHCOLARSHIP TO MARYLAND ART INSTUTE. I WENT FOR ONE DAY AND DECIDED ONLY GOD CAN INCREASE MY TALENTS. IT WAS NATURALLY IN ME,GOD GIVEN TALENT THEY CALL IT. I DONT RECOMMEND THAT FOR ASPIRING ARTIST GET THE PAPER. LATER ON I ATTENDED THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY TO ADD THE EXTRA PUNCH TO MY WORKS. MY WORKS MUST WOW!!! THOSE WHO BUY AND VIEW MY WORK. I HAD MY FIRST SHOW SUPPORTED BY A GROUP OF BROTHERS CALLED D.R.U.M. THEY ARE A GROUP OF BLACK MANAGERS AT VERIZON WHERE I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WHO HELP MENTOR OTHER BUSINESS HOPEFULS LIKE MYSELF.. I DO PRETTY GOOD AT THE SHOWS,AND I AM SELF PUBLISHED. MY INSPIRATION FOR MY WORK COMESS FROM THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE. MY WORK MUST CELEBRATE LIFE, HAPPINESS AND HOPE. I DO NOT RECREATE OTHER ARTIST WORK. I SEEK MY OWN STYLE WHICH VARIES IN MANY WAYS. HOPE YOU ENJOY MY WORK AND SUPPORT A FUTURE ARTIST BY PURCHASING MY WORKS. I CAN NOT BECOME KNOWN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO LOVE MY WORK. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO FIND OUT ABOUT ME. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT COLORMEBLACK4@AOL.COM