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William Syrus

@william-syrus

Painter, Explorer, Day dreamer.

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Oct 18, 2020, 12:45 AM UTC

A Dark Period (My Psychotic Break) pt 1

My art has always been on the darker side, but 2020 has been the year that I really noticed a change in my work. This hasn't been an artistically productive year for me. This has probably been my wor…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jul 11, 2019, 5:00 AM UTC

Prototypes. A Tale of Wire and Srring

During the start of the new year I began dabbling in sculpture. I have a very talented photographer friend. Him and I are in to the same aesthetic, so I proposed a collaboration. I came up with a few…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 27, 2019, 11:16 PM UTC

Sketchbook #3

A couple years ago I never would have considered myself a painter. I spent all my free time with a pencil and pen letting my imagination run free. I've found that drawing randomly, much like free wri…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 27, 2019, 7:01 AM UTC

Odyssey, The Beginning Of A New Chapter

This will be my last painting for a while. My last piece of watercolor paper is now gone and the wildfires will be starting soon in my area. I feel that it's time I take a step back and meditate on m…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 14, 2019, 8:24 AM UTC

Iron Giant Vibes

Whenever I have some sort of art block, going back to charcoal always seems to get things flowing again . This is one in a series of 5-10 minute quick charcoal drawings. They all felt very explosive.…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 12, 2019, 3:55 AM UTC

Anatomy Studies

I've been really interested in the artist Frank Frazetta recently. Looking at some of his comic work and book covers inspired me to attempt to emulate his style. If you aren't familiar with Frank Fra…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 11, 2019, 6:45 AM UTC

The Blitz

The Blitz, my most recent 11x15 watercolor. Completed right before I ran out of watercolor paper. Since I have been more open about posting my sketches lately I thought I would include the original s…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 11, 2019, 2:01 AM UTC

Sketchbook #2

Another sketchbook post for the day. Planning out a few paintings for the next time I can afford supplies. I like to figure out my compositions while sketching. Working small lets be create variants…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 10, 2019, 12:11 AM UTC

Doodles of the Day

Today I thought I would try something a little different and post a couple pages from my sketchbook. Almost all of my paintings start out here, in ink or pencil. My paintings have become so deliberat…

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William Syrus
@william-syrus Jun 4, 2019, 8:28 AM UTC

The Ladder

Sometimes I find that one medium just isn't enough. They all have their strengths, but I haven't found anything that can match the subtlety and forgiveness of charcoal. I once had an instructor say t…

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