Who are you?
I'm Alex. My username's pronounced "kawz-RAL-ecks." Right now, I'm studying human communication and library sciences, and I'm a hobbyist cartoonist on the side.
When did you start drawing?
I've been at it since 2015, but didn't start taking things seriously until beginning college.
For a very long time, my art was shaped by online fandoms and misguided influences, and it seemed like I was more worried about how my work looked to others rather than myself.
Why make this website?
I felt like making a dedicated hub to get away from the woes of social media. While it may be useful for getting discovered, I didn't think it should be my only outlet. I attempted to use Carrd and WordPress before discovering NeoCities. While I appreciate the other platforms' modularity, I wanted to experiment with pure HTML and CSS.
Who are your art influences?
Too many to count. Right now, I'm influenced by:
- Berkeley Breathed (Bloom County, Outland)
- Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes)
- Walt Kelly (Pogo)
- Jim Woodring (Frank)
- Joe Murray (Rocko's Modern Life, Camp Lazlo)
- Mitch Schauer (The Angry Beavers)
- The former Spumco artists' work from the 1980s
- Otto Messmer (Felix the Cat)
- Ub Iwerks (Mickey Mouse, Flip the Frog)
- Bill Mayer (commercial illustrations; Rippingtons covers)
- Susumu Matsushita (commercial illustrations; Famitsu covers)
...and others.
What's on the site?
Eventually, I'll have my digital art, traditional experiments, and photography on here. There's a lot of fanart in my backlog, but I still like some of it enough to show off. I even have a few characters lying around - you'll see more of them later...
Thanks for stopping by!