Today we feature Ricardo de Gaspar a native of  Rio de Janeiro. 

• Where are you from?

  •   "I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." 

• Where do you live now?

  •   "Still currently living in Rio!" 

• How long have you been an artist?

  •  "I've been drawing since my early childhood, around 8 or 9 years old! But I have only started doing it professionally since early 2021." 

• Who or what was your biggest influence to learn to create art?

  •    "My biggest artistic influences in art are Gustave Doré, Takato Yamamoto, Kentaro Miura, Erol Otus, Mike Mignola, and Gerald Brom (to name a few)." 

• What keeps you motivated to draw?

  •  "Hmm... I would say my main motivation for drawing is honestly self-improvement and, in many ways, therapy. When I start working on something, I like to dive deep into it and block out everything else around my workspace." 

• What was the coolest thing you ever created?

  •  "I'd say a fairly recent drawing I made depicts an adventurer holding up a lit torch, opening a tomb to reveal the skeletal remains of a noble king or hero covered in webs! If I had to choose one of my drawings that best defines what I enjoy working on, that would probably be it." 

• What is your favorite artist and why? 

  •  "As for my favorite artist, that's an extremely tough question to answer. There are just too many great artists whom I consider god-like in their craft! But if I had to choose one, I would probably go with Gustave Doré. No other artist can master the vision of portraying both the Holy and the Profane with such great contrast and drama in his works." 

• Any social media links you might have to help get your name out. 

  •   "My main social media platform is Instagram! [ https://www.instagram.com/_gasparisme/ 
    I'm always posting and sharing all of my works, and sometimes even sketches there!"