JULIAN KANOUR

I tell you what I hate, when people start their bios in the following words... “Well, I’ve been drawing since I was six and ..." Yeah, we all have! So lets skip the small stuff. I’d like to tell you a little about what inspires me to draw and escape reality.

Other artist and their work, no matter the level or proficiency, inspire me! Looking at other peoples works, whether it be great or in progress, makes me want to strive to that level or beat them! Comics, Science Fiction, Mid Century/Mid Evil “Lord of the Rings” kind of work! Anything that makes my mind wonder into something out of the ordinary!

 

One of my main goals, for the near future, is to start drawing female figures and work on that. So, that’s just a little something I need to work on, personally!

 

“Everybody knocks my female figures. They say they're overblown, that women don't look like that. And I agree. certainly all women don't look like my paintings. But you cant deny some women do look like that. I don't want to paint just another woman. A painting, it's something important; you want to look at it, maybe forever. Who wants to look at just an ordinary hero forever? You want the ultimate, you pull out the stops and do everything in extremes. The extreme in beauty, if it fits; the extreme in ugliness if it fits; the extreme in terror if this is what's required. You know, I think this is one reason that so many people enjoy my stuff, because all of these extremes are jammed into it.”
― Frank Frazetta, Icon