Today we’d like to introduce you to Jamie Brown.
Hi Jamie, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Since I could crawl, I’ve always found myself scribbling on something. From loose pieces of paper to the walls in my parent’s apartment in Atlanta Georgia. As time went by I grew to love art. Sketching in my sketchbooks and molding myself into the type of artist I will become one day. But it stems deeper than pen and paper. My family and the family I made along the way helped me experiment with different mediums I would’ve never even touched. I was so comfortable with just drawing on paper or on a digital platform that I’d never even begin to think of painting. Since February of last year, I’ve been using oil paint on canvas to express and expand my own narrative with Afrocentric art. It’s been a long journey and I’m glad I’m able to experience it with the people I know care for me the most. However, my journey is far from over and I’m just now entering the beginning of my story.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It’s definitely been tough. As artists tend to break themselves down in order to get the perfect piece made, when in reality there’s no such thing as the perfect piece. I have doubts like any other human being. Time management issues and even procrastinating on projects when I feel like they’re too “easy” to stress about. Which are all bad habits I’m slowly working on, But I’m still growing too. If the journey is too easy, then is it really worth going through? The more difficult journeys are the ones that show us who we truly are.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m an artist. I can do a multitude of different mediums. However, I’m really getting into oil paint. What I’m most proud of is how far I’ve gotten with my skill and work ethic. I’d say my support system sets me apart from everyone else because without them there would be no me.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Born and raised in Fulton County, life was pretty easy for me. I wasn’t needy or spoiled. My parents fought hard to be able to put food on the table and with me being the only child, it was always just us three from the start. My support system was also strong. With my aunties and uncles providing supplies and opportunities for my talents to thrive. Moved up to Dekalb when I was five or six where I met my childhood friends at Smokerise Elementary School. When I turned twelve, we moved to Gwinnett, where I would spend the rest of my years until I graduated from Shiloh High School in May of two-thousand and twenty-four, with the friends and family I’ve made throughout high school. Growing up, I was energetic, hyperactive and a little introverted. I was more into the “nerdy” stuff, unlike my cousins at the time. Anime, video games, and drawing were my main interests growing up. When we would hang out I would always just listen to them talk about their aspirations they would achieve when they got older. Those types of conversations inspired me to be more outspoken and compassionate in my own aspirations I would set for myself.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/jbtheemastermind?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
- Other: https://instagram.com/jam13.__?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Image Credits
Michael Carter @mikexshots on Instagram https://instagram.com/mikexshots?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
