Today we’d like to introduce you to Jim Kavanaugh.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I always had a love for the visual arts. When I was little I would sit in front of the television drawing Sunday morning cartoons. As I grew up I focused most of my attention on fantasy and horror artwork but always consider myself more of a portrait artist focusing on the human form. I received a scholarship to an art college in 1996 and had my first book cover published in 2013. Since then I’ve collaborated with many horror and science fiction authors on novels movie posters and anthologies. When I’m not working on artwork I’m selling posters and prints at various conventions up and down the east coast.
Please tell us about your art.
I’m an Illustrator first and foremost, so pretty much all of my artwork is directly inspired by the stories or movies I’m illustrating. I like to try to catch a sense of action and intensity in the characters which I think sets me apart from other artists. I have fun bringing characters to life but like any other job it can be challenging at times. There really is nothing better than seeing a make-believe character come to life on the cover of a book or on the front of a poster and knowing that you helped bring that person or creature into this world.
We often hear from artists that being an artist can be lonely. Any advice for those looking to connect with other artists?
That’s a funny question. I would have no idea how to do that. I feel like most artists are too competitive against each other so they typically don’t get along well. I’m not sure why this necessarily is. If you can rely on your own individual style then there really isn’t too much in the way of competition, just preferences. So be it a lack of confidence in the individual or just through their competitive nature I think they bring that on to themselves. I personally have more friends that are authors and directors than other artists. I think that’s probably because we can work together towards a common goal. But hey, maybe they should start an artist dating site or something. I think there would be a lot of anti-social people on that.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
Currently I’m working on a set of True Crime portraits which can be purchased on my ETSY account. https://www.etsy.com/shop/sbsink. I post all my updates on my Facebook page Silver Bullet Studios Ink. If you want to support the cause feel free to order the latest novel featuring my artwork “The Last in Line” by the super talented writer Thom Erb on Amazon. Or if you’re in the New England region I will be at the CT Horror fest in Danbury September 15th and the Rock and Shock in Worcester mass October 12th – 14th.
Contact Info:
- Email: SilverBulletStudiosInk@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsink/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silver-Bullet-Studios-Ink-309270589198968/
- Twitter: twitter.com/jimkavanaugh
- Other: etsy.com/shop/sbsink
Image Credit:
Thom Erb, Christian Jensen, J.H. Coates, Mark Allen Gunnells.
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