Pat Kent Art

WELCOME

Welcome,

A quick note to say thank you for dropping by if you're a new visitor and even greater thanks if you're one of the site's regular visitors. If you're a regular and one of the many who have mailed me to check if things are OK, then I'd like to thank you for your concern; the past 7 months have been nightmarish, with serious illness in my family, lots of stress and problems I'd rather forget for good, and then I've had problems with my own vision, undergoing some fantastic sight saving surgery courtesy of Moorfields. That's why there has been so little activity here of late, but with my restored eeysight I need to focus on something and I hope to pick up drawing again soon.

I have no great aspirations or belief that there is any significant artistic merit in my work and I have to record that many pieces here are sketches, some are copies and adpatations of pieces that originated in their concept or design on other peoples drawing boards. I make no attempt to pass these items off as my own, many are practice pieces and inasmuch as they are copies then I fully respect the original copyrights that exist with the creators and originators.

A few words of thanks to people who made this site a possibility and reality.

• Steve Roberts and my Brother Matt for suggesting it;

• David Roberts for building it;

• Steve Nixon for suggesting I should add the Blog [originally to be called Bono's Hat, for reasons explained elsewhere];

• My school art tutor, Peter Krumins for suggesting that comic and pin-up art was a legitmate artform;

• The artist's I admire for inspiring me originally and those that still do;

• The models, friends and people, who have wittingly and unwittingly kept my interest in drawing and in all things of beauty;

• The Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood who truly made me look at art [and life] in a different way when I was a teenager;

• The musicians I listen to who constantly amaze me and fill me with envy with their skill and creativity....

and,

• Liz for keeping me interested in drawing and giving muse-like inspiration when I need it most,

and of course, you for visiting the site.

I try to draw things I like, I always try to see beauty in what I draw, if you see something that looks like you, don't jump to conclusions, it might not be, on the other hand if it is, then see it as a form of flattery and not anything else.

There is some low level nudity on the site, it shouldn't shock or offendand it isn't there for that reason, if you are too easily shocked then go seek out puritanart.com or narrowminded.co.uk

Hope to see you here frequently

All the best

Pat K