At the SCI, before the Coronapocolypse, I interviewed Garry Rone, a digital artist. He's been doing art for 30 years. Over 15 minutes, I ask him:

How did Rone start doing art?
How does Rone deal with the lack of inspiration?
What does he think of crypto kitties and blockchain art?
How does he deal with the piracy of digital art?
Where will he take his art in 10 years?

Watch this sample art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j96TR_6pD_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKGzoHTM4g

Background on Garry

- Since 1986, Garry has been working as a professional illustration artist in the apparel industry.

- In 2013, Garry formed Still Water Design Solutions and from that point to the present, is working as a free agent illustrator.

- Garry has become known for a signature style of artwork that is hand-drawn and organic, and also for being a specialist in the apparel industry.

- For a nationally televised NASCAR event in October 2019, Garry's illustrations were used to completely wrap a car owned by Rick Ware Racing.

- In January 2019, Garry began implementing the addition of new equipment and software to create art assets for virtual reality.

- Garry's skills are multi-faceted including illustration, concept design, brand development, and painting. Additionally, new skills are being acquired through the development of VR asset creation and exploring the potential of creating art by hand in VR.

Mississippi based artist, Garry Rone, has been honing his skills in Virtual Reality painting for the past year. Originally an artist for the apparel industry, Garry has joined his passion for this new art medium with his thirty-three years of illustration experience, creating a perfect union of technology and talent.

Garry believes the human side of art, the organic side, is what reaches out to us as humans.

"It's the part of art that stirs human emotion and connects the viewer to the art in a way that technology alone can only aspire to do. Perfect edges and colors can be perceived as clean and professional, but also can come across as cold and machined. By adding the human element back into art, I'm adding a sense of warmth and uniqueness, where the mind can almost instinctively sense the presence of human influence in the creation of the piece." said Garry.

"I believe art that retains, promotes, and exemplifies the intimate relationship between the artist's hand and the creation itself is more important now than ever - especially in such a technology-driven world. Organic art creates a stronger connection to the viewer."

Creating this new art (literally) by hand in his home studio, Garry is building art for a wide range of applications, with current exploration in the virtual reality and augmented reality fields.

More information can be found at his website www.stillwater-designs.com

Garry's Social Media Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/swds_grone/

twitter - https://twitter.com/RoneSwds

business Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StillWaterDesignSolutions/

personal Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/garry.rone

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stillwaterdesigns/

youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGBklQPH_fPra0AMJ3uq2w

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