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Jeremy Collins

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This drawing of mine is a few years old now and I think of it as a message from a previous version of myself. To me it’s two totally different contemplations. 1. It’s good to remember what we wanted out of life, and 2. it’s also ok to (attempt to) change that vision. Change is terrifying. And constant. I ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up and listen to their answer knowing full well it will change often. /// For me, I’m on the bridge between the two: I’m not who I thought I wanted to be while trying to figure out who I want to be next. It’s tricky being okay with that. It can be... debilitating. It’s a scary or hopeful place depending on which direction you allow yourself to face. by @jer.collins

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6 years ago

🌊⛵️🌊
Are you weary?
Are you worn?
Holes in your vessel,
Your sails torn?
Is the storm ever-raging?
Are you tossed overboard?
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Well-
All is not lost, captain;
All is not sunk.
All is not buried..
In the sea...
In a trunk.
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For-
Fierce storms form
seasoned sailors.
and If you’re still afloat,
You’re not a failure.
And although you're afraid... perhaps by choices you’ve made;
Remember;
This will not be your last escapade.
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There will be more to endure-
With bigger waves,
And hidden rocks.
You'll lose sight of the shore,
And
Submerge all your docks.
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As-
The worst has not come,
Nor the best,
Nor the end,
Nor the darkest,
Nor the deepest
you’ll ever descend
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So-
Rise to the ready,
SHAKE YOUR FIST
(With your heart)
To pass through the storm,
Cast-off now, and depart. taken in Atlantic ocean by @jer.collins

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7 years ago

Instructions on how to draw:

✍🏽 Step one- stop trying to be good at drawing. Try to be better at seeing.

✍🏽 Step two- quit comparing yourself to others. No one needs that baggage. It’s okay to say “I want to be as good as her or him or them” but ideally your goal will be to simply enjoy the act of drawing and if you continue enjoying the discipline eventually craftsmanship and maybe even mastery will follow. It’s just lines and shapes, not our identity and worth.

✍🏽 Step three- realize that you will draw better when you care deeply about the subject you are drawing. Even if that means you simply care deeply about craftsmanship. That’s a GREAT thing to care about. To draw well, care about something. Aliens. Robots. Public lands. Anything.

✍🏽 Step four- try various materials- Bristol, watercolor paper, lined, unlined, pencils, pens, dipping ink, blood, coffee beans. Try it all until you find what feels like an extension of your own body- as if the tool is growing right out of your hand. And if you never have that feeling, then just use whatever is closest when inspiration hits. Don’t get obsessed with finding some magic wand tool to make your drawings better.

✍🏽 Step five- drawing is for EVERYBODY. At some point in middle school we all are segregated into our natural skill sets. The artists make art, the athletes make baskets and the nerds make money. But I guarantee you drawing is something EVERYONE can enjoy and get better at. It’s just a skill.

✍🏽 Step six- Slow down. This is really my only advice. Everyone is in such a hurry to be satisfied. If you find your rendering is getting sloppy at some point relative to the beginning of a drawing, then put it to the side and return later. Unless it’s supposed to be sloppy. Then just keep that sloppiness consistent. by @jer.collins

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5 years ago

by @jer.collins

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5 days ago

If you are in southern Utah this weekend- stop by and say hi at the inaugural Zion Canyon Art Festival. I’ll be doing a meet and greet + signing at @flanigansresort at 4 pm this Saturday, October 10th, in Springdale. taken in Flanigan's Resort and Spa by @jer.collins

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10 days ago

by @jer.collins

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11 days ago

Can’t believe I won!! Thank you @katiemadey for being such a crusher emcee, volunteer leader and trophy maker. We are all in your debt. For many years, @therealtwofourhell offered me a fun platform to push myself athletically, then a way to invest back into it as head idiot. Planning for next year has begun. Horseshoe Hell is now a 21 year old, but is far from done being a kid. by @jer.collins

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18 days ago

Thankful for this journey y’all! 🫶🔥 by @jer.collins

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19 days ago

Can we push pause
On today?
On the news?
On everything?

Can we be silent for
A minute?
A moment?
A day?

Can we push pause and hear the sound of one million evergreen needles tapping against each other in unison?

Can we curl up on a juniper limb and detach from
The world?
The noise?
The everything? by @jer.collins

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25 days ago

Tuolomne Triple w/ @jer.collins

It might have been our first adventure together but definitely not the last.

Hope you enjoyed the Eastern Sierra frolicking.

See you in Hell.

#guidesdayoff #easternsierra #climbing #tuolomnemeadows #mountains taken in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite by @jer.collins

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a month ago

As a young artist I thought photoshop was cheating. Then I saw it as a tool. Then photographers were introduced to digital cameras and saw it as cheating. Then as a tool. Then came smartphones, everyman access to film editing software and social media apps that assist in presenting finished, edited works. But it still relies on the human touch. A voice.

AI feels different. Like it’s slowly scratching away the voices. Analog work is becoming the only thing that feels authentic- the dancer we see live on stage, an unplugged instrument played impeccably, or images crafted with the simplest of tools- paper, pen and the human touch.

Pronghorn,
11x14”, Strathmore Bristol paper, 01 micron pen, Kakimori Ink and nib, @theartofsoil watercolor, human hand by @jer.collins

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a month ago

Thank you, Dolly. 💜 by @jer.collins

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2 months ago