Rising Stars: Meet Solomon Judge of Atlanta

Today we’d like to introduce you to Solomon Judge.

Solomon, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Hello, my name is Solomon Judge, otherwise known as Anima. Before I tell you about how I got to where I am now, I’m going to explain to you what the word anima means. It’s comes from a latin term being defined as soul. Although this is only a rough approximation of its original intended meaning. I didn’t always view myself as an artist. Despite the fact that I was always drawing and doodling in class, I didn’t start taking it seriously until my last year of high school. One of my teachers noticed that I enjoyed it and suggested that I joined the art class there. Soon after this I was learning new techniques and beginning to develop my own way of doing things. I started borrowing supplies from the class, not always giving them back. I don’t think the teacher cared too much, as long as I was using them for something important enough to warrant them being absent. This led to me expanding from only using pencil to creating larger pieces with ink and then eventually beginning to paint.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It hasn’t always been easy. Being an artist isn’t something that’s often encouraged, even if you are good at it. People around me haven’t always believed in me being able to make something out of it, sometimes referring to it as a hobby. This of course not being the case. It’s often difficult to listen to your own inner voice as opposed to what you’re hearing around you. This was something that I struggled with for a while. But I can’t blame all my past problems on those who were around me. I was a large proponent of my own setbacks and trials and tribulations. Often shooting myself in the foot, so to speak, before actually being able to do what it was I set out to do. You have to make peace with yourself in order to live the life you were meant to live, otherwise you’ll be the only one holding you back.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
When you look at one of my pieces of work I’d want you to feel as if you are in an altered state of reality. Those images you see are snatched from the ether. That subconscious part of your brain, which some never fully make contact with, are where my works comes into existence. I pull these works of art out of my dreams and distill them into paint so as to show you what runs around so freely in my mind.

Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
If you are interested in working with me or commissioning a piece, you can get in contact with me through my email at scjtheartist@gmail.com or through my social media account @scjthe_artist on instagram.

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