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Kurtis Rykovich  

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  • Deviant since Sep 5, 2002, 1:11 PM
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FRUSTRATION

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 21, 2008, 11:51 AM
So I just turned 24.........ewwwwwwwwwww. I feel like one more year down the drain really would not like to be where I am career wise right now.

I always thought by 24 that I would have it all layed out and understood especiallly when it comes to art. I dont understand how something I love to do so much can be so so destructive. I think there needs to be some changes.

Anwyay so thank you all for the happy birthday wishes (you know who you are ;) and can you all believe I have been on DA for 6 years!!!!!!!!!! That is so crazy isnt it?!

So another frustration is I am trying to get some gallery shows, but it is so so damn hard!!!!!! Didnt realize that getting an appearance in a gallery was like getting a part in a movie, tooo much competition I fear. Well thanks again for hearing me rant and complain.

  • Mood: Fear
  • Listening to: Touch my body
  • Reading: DA
  • Watching: my life go by
  • Playing: nothing
  • Eating: everything in sight ( which needs to stop)
  • Drinking: diet soda (which needs to stop)

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 24
  • Current Residence: Las Vegas
  • Interests: Painting, Panda Express, Sleeping
  • Favourite movie: Practical Magic, Corpse Bride
  • Favourite band or musician: Meiko
  • Favourite genre of music: dont know hmmmmmm
  • Favourite artist: lori earley, james christiansen,
  • Shell of choice: hmmmm, dont know what this is
  • Favourite gaming platform: I havent used a gaming platform in a very very long time
  • Personal Quote: black like my soul
  • Tools of the Trade: Photoshop and a Tablet

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Devious Comments

*madfairy7:iconmadfairy7: May 5, 2008, 1:22:43 AM
YOU ARE FEATURED IN MY LATEST JOURNAL...Thank you for your beautiful art!!!

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~magikwishez:iconmagikwishez: Apr 16, 2008, 3:51:54 PM
:star: :damphyr: Happy Belated Birthday!! ^_^

Very nice gallery! (:
*madfairy7:iconmadfairy7: Apr 15, 2008, 3:40:23 AM
:sing: :sing: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DARKLYARTISTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCC, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOOOOOO YOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!:sing: :sing: :sing: :) :iconlarryplz:

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I cry...when angels deserve to die......
*agosbeatle:iconagosbeatle: Apr 14, 2008, 11:48:23 AM
Happy bday!! :party:
:boing: Have a beautiful day! :boing:

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*Cmac13:iconCmac13: Apr 14, 2008, 6:58:57 AM
an old fashioned rhyme for you on your special day
Monday's child is fair of face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child is loving and giving.
Thursday's child works hard for a living,
Friday's child fears no foe.
Saturday's child has far to go.
And Sunday’s child is bonny and wise in every way.

More about the rhyme: [link]

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*birthdays:iconbirthdays: Apr 14, 2008, 2:06:37 AM
:w00t: :dance: :cake: !!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! :cake: :dance: :w00t:

It's April 14th which means it's your special day. Hoping you have a fantastic birthday, get some nice gifts and generally get to enjoy it lots.

All the best and much love from the birthdays team to you :hug:

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^Sophquest:iconSophquest: Mar 7, 2008, 6:46:01 AM
:love: My pleasure!

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:love: Kindness, :pray: Reverence, :blushes: Gratitude,
:floating: Live with these every day and you'll be happy :floating:
~momo070391:iconmomo070391: Feb 26, 2008, 7:27:39 AM Mood: Regretful
I can’t really classify your pictures, but I truly think that it is not a bad thing. In contrary, you have very fresh images and many people would want to buy your pictures (I want to buy one too but I’m a bankrupt person) so I think it would be wrong to change your stile while it is actually the way you see the world and can we change our life vision?

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"The first ten million years were the worst, and the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline."
~suzaku18:iconsuzaku18: Feb 26, 2008, 1:03:48 AM
that's what makes you really great. :clap: your hands are blessed. being able to do such an art without Photoshop or any digital editing is just amazing!

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art is ideas.
art is unique.
art is perception.
art is expression.
art has no bounderies.
art cannot be mastered no perfected.
ART IS LIFE.

[ doodles of a mind running loose ]
~Genki-Chu-Hi:iconGenki-Chu-Hi: Feb 26, 2008, 12:42:50 AM
you have a beautiful BEAUTIFUL gallery!!! :heart:
~xmysscaitlynx:iconxmysscaitlynx: Feb 25, 2008, 11:34:06 PM
Wow, to practically every one of your works. I wanted to favourite nearly all of them but thought that might be creepy >.>
I really love your style.
~darklyartistic:icondarklyartistic: Feb 25, 2008, 9:01:57 PM
Well thankyou!!!!!!!!! and good to hear from you again. Yes well my one fear is to get stagnant so I am pleased to hear I have evolved. Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!

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~darklyartistic:icondarklyartistic: Feb 25, 2008, 9:00:18 PM
LOL well thankyou actually it is a compliment because there are so many digital pieces that are so beautiful that people think cant be done in traditional medium so it is a great compliment.

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Place to purchase originals
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~darklyartistic:icondarklyartistic: Feb 25, 2008, 8:59:21 PM
Thanks!!!!!!!!

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Place to purchase originals
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~darklyartistic:icondarklyartistic: Feb 25, 2008, 8:58:53 PM
Sophie you are tooo toooo sweet, thank you for always supporting me and giving me great features. :)

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~darklyartistic:icondarklyartistic: Feb 25, 2008, 8:57:31 PM
Hey there!!!!! Well thank you so so much. Acrylics are very tricky you have to wait for each layer to dry so they do not get muddy and just using layers of pure color and letting them dry ( I work the same way in oils) also never try to blend on the canvas, always makes it mudy.

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`athenatt:iconathenatt: Feb 25, 2008, 6:43:36 PM
Exceptionally original, fresh gallery, very imaginative. Love it

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*wytherwing:iconwytherwing: Feb 25, 2008, 1:48:29 PM
i'm glad i got a chance to stop by and view more of your gallery.... outstanding pieces! i definitely look forward to your future work and congrats again on your DD. :clap:

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~Shroomious:iconShroomious: Feb 25, 2008, 11:18:57 AM
I absolutely LOVE your work, the colors are stunning and the figures are gorgeous. Beautiful!
:spyed:

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~fabiogore:iconfabiogore: Feb 25, 2008, 10:35:00 AM
great gallery!

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~IshbalanDruid:iconIshbalanDruid: Feb 25, 2008, 9:26:15 AM Mood: Cheerful
I was going to comment on every picture that I liked...but it happens that I like every picture in your gallery...
I just wonder how you can do all that with acryllics...everytime I try to paint with them, they end up looking like mud...
Anyways, I love all the bright colors and subjects of your pieces...especially the ones with the acryllic and oil paints...

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^Sophquest:iconSophquest: Feb 25, 2008, 8:16:04 AM
:heart: Congrat on your DD for "Float", Kurtis! :clap:
:hug: Sophie

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:bulletred: Fractal Art Gallery Director :bulletred:
:love: Kindness, :pray: Reverence, :blushes: Gratitude,
:floating: Live with these every day and you'll be happy :floating:
~MeriambersNicora:iconMeriambersNicora: Feb 25, 2008, 7:28:44 AM
beautiful style in your gallery, i def. look forward to seeing more! and congrats on your DD:)
~Valar84:iconValar84: Feb 25, 2008, 5:20:02 AM
Hey, you have a nice gallery, I really like a lot of your work. Congratulations for the excellent job and for the DD :D

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