Research: Chris O'Neill and his inspirations

As pairs we had to randomly select an artist someone else in the class considered to be one of their inspirations and research the artist and find out about their inspirations. I think that knowing about other successful artists' inspirations could help me to focus my attention to inspirations in my life that will help to inform my work.

'Chris is an Illustrator and fine artist living in Somerville, MA. You may also call him a draw-er of things. He was forged in the rolling hills of Vermont and weened on the pop culture teet of comics, animation, and video games. He really likes outer-space. His work can be found on the cover of the occasional alt-weekly or gallery wall. He draws constantly, and is super awkward in real life.'

One of his inspirations is his wife. He has a full colour sketchbook from over the past 10 years of being with his wife, documenting his progression as an artist and also their relationship. I found this to be the most interesting part of his artistic career because a passion has helped him to improve on his illustration and he also has a record of this personal development.