quinnxade

a little bit about me.

Hiii! I’m Quinnxade, a digital + traditional artist who is slowly finding their way back to creating after a long break. I first fell in love with art in 4th grade, drawing huge 2D house maps for little ghost characters with my friends. I always looked forward to “art days” in our PE/music/art rotation. Music and PE never stood a chance.

I’ve always been a messy painter (and still am). There are childhood photos of me absolutely covered in paint, and that part of me NEVER left. In middle school, I was interested in everything.. Warrior Cats, OCs, different styles.. but I always felt like I was playing catch-up with my art ability. High school was when I really leaned into realism. I fell in love with the grid method, Prismacolors, and I poured my perfectionist soul into photorealistic portraits. That effort paid off: I earned “Best of Show” at the 2021 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a gold medal in 2020, and advanced to State in the VASE competition with a self-portrait for my AP portfolio ’phobias’.

After graduating high school in 2021, I didn’t make art for three years. I was busy as a computer science student. In Summer 2024, I bought an ipad and Procreate using internship money, and I was finally able to pursue my art passion again! Since December 2024, I’ve been learning how to translate my traditional style into digital work. It’s a weird mix of my old realism habits, surreal ideas I wish I could implement, and a complete MIXED BAG of concepts (I draw a lot of animals, or day to day human things, but sometimes I just want to draw someone gouging their own eyes out...).

Right now, I’m still finding my style. Some of my pieces are beautiful and peaceful, and some are unsettling or emotionally heavy. I get stuck a lot. I have way too many WIPs. I’ve found work best when I’m doing art challenges with friends. It keeps me going.

Outside of art, I love F1, cybersecurity/tech concepts, gaming, snakes, and cats. I want my art to feel alive, and also make you feel something, even if it’s a little uncomfy. I’m figuring out where this is going, but I’m excited to find out!