My name is Joel Evans, I am an illustrator and graphic artist, with a keen interest in fantasy art.

My name is Joel Evans, I am an illustrator and graphic artist based in Missoula, Montana. I am currently working full time at a pharmacy and working on art when I'm not at my day job. I devote at least 2 to 3 hours each night to working on sketches, studying old art books, and increasing my knowledge of classic and contemporary art in the hopes of getting good enough to make it as a 'real' artist.

I, like everyone else, have a lot of responsibilities. Me to my wife, my family, and my job, but working full-time in addition to the time I spend drawing (about 60-80 hours a week, total) is draining me physically and mentally. Working a day job is a necessity I can't simply abandon, but I also recognize that most people that split their energy between work and art inevitably choose the path of working that day job for the rest of their life. And so I am trying as best I can to improve my work, and learning as much as I can about the industry to make a living for me and my wife, and eventually make art on my own terms.

I am trying to get some funding so that I can devote more time to the art I currently can only make in my spare time. I hope to work on art full-time, and someday attend an art school to improve my work. I have this fantasy of paying my way through art school with the work I do here and now. For the moment, I can only hope that the work I present here can convince you that the time you spend reading this isn't wasted, that the hours I have invested sketching, drawing, and studying isn't wasted.

Please take some time to see the work I have done and decide if I'm worth an investment of your time, and maybe a few dollars. Thank you.