I was drawing everything. That was the problem.
When I first took art seriously, I chased the trends — YouTube, Instagram, whatever was quick. Celebrity portraits. Anime. Supercars. Every medium I could get my hands on. It showed talent, but I had no signature style, no clear identity, nothing to be remembered for. I was lost.
So I studied what those years taught me — what performed, what people connected with, and what actually made me happy to draw. That's when I chose Relational Realism™: detailed graphite landscapes with real personal meaning, rooted in hyperrealism. One style. One thing to be known for.
That decision came with a rule: I stopped making everything else publicly. I still turn down portrait commissions — good money — because they dilute the art form I chose. The Vault is the work from before that line was drawn. It's sealed, it's rare, and it's not coming back.
— Andrew, Schoolbwoy Art
