AkeemWayne

Akeem Wayne Scott City: Niceville State: Florida Country: US  AkeemWayne RSS Feed AkeemWayne Personal Website		View works by this artist
Biography
was born on March 26, 1984 in California. I am of African American, Native American, and Italian descent. I am the youngest of four children and my parents are MSgt Henry W. Scott and Wilma M. Louis. My family and I moved to Eglin Air Force Base in 1989, and in 1990 we moved to Niceville, Florida. I began drawing as a hobby at age 7, but didn't receive any formal training until I was 14 years old. While in high school I participated in numerous art shows and competitions. I sold my first piece (an abstract acrylic painting entitled "Shades of Black") at age 16. By the end of my senior year in high school I was named Niceville Senior High School's Art Honor Student for the class of 2002. I have participated in local juried art shows, such as Fort Walton Beach's Arts and Design Society Annual Southeast Regional Art Exhibit, and I have worked as a portrait artist and caricaturist while continuing my education at Okaloosa Walton College. Pastel is my medium of choice. I like the various textures I can achieve with it and its ability to produce bold and vibrant colors. I also work in graphite, charcoal, watercolor, colored pencils, and acrylic. I have taken several drawing classes over the past five years and have learned everything from composition to shape and line, values, and how to handle certain mediums like pastel and conte' crayon. I consider myself to be an expressionist. I am a very open and outgoing person (but kind of s