The Artist

I have always drawn, but it became something deeper in adulthood.

Creating gives me peace. In silence, i find answers. Where the world can feel grey and heavy, i choose color. Bright, intense, alive.

This is where i create

 

I come from a wild and stressful past. At a moment of complete exhaustion, i unexpectedly picked up my markers and pencils again, after years of not touching them. Not to become an artist. But to breathe.

Markers flow effortlessly across the paper. The colors are rich, bold and full of life. Sometimes i use colored pencils too layering, building, slowly shaping emotion into form.

My work is born from chaos, but it searches for balance. If my art can bring even a small spark of joy into someone's space, then it has done exactly what it was meant to do.

Mike Jongste
Founder & Artist, Mikecreates