Ryan Peterson (see his link on the sidebar under Artists) and Chet Zar became friends while working in the movie industry doing special effects. They both create a darker form of art, which I enjoy. Ryan grew up next door to my grandparents house in Paradise, Utah. When my family would visit, I would give my grandmother a quick hug then run over to Ryan's house with my brother where we would spend every waking hour. Ryan could draw a better dinosaur at age 2 than I can now. He always had various art projects in his room, sculptures, latex masks, drawings, etc. Ryan suggested I look at Chet Zar's art. Here is a snippet taken from the bio on Chet's website:
"The characters i paint may seem like creatures from another dimension, but i think they are simply us, here and now. Modern humanity without it's masks, without the adornments that make us acceptable to whatever group we are a part of. From the straight laced conservative to the tattooed, anti-social rebel, we all cover up to fit in someplace . Yet the only place where we are truly the same is on the inside. We all share feelings of fear and loneliness. We feel ugly and insecure. We feel separate from our environment and each other. These are the feelings that i try to convey in my paintings. These are the feelings that connect us."
Chet has a great website , and his limited edition signed prints are very reasonable. I bought several for $50 each. They'll be hanging in the guestroom to ensure pleasant dreams to anybody who visits.
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