Heya, I'm Alicient. I've been a deviant for quite a number of years now; mostly just an off and on deviant stalker, which I am very sorry for -- I promise I will get better about commenting instead of just 'faving' and moving on. This was my first account but I had made a new one when I forgot the information for this one. I wanted this one to be my one and only account so I reactivated it and deactivated the other one.
Anyways, I suppose I will shed some light on a little bit about me. I am a skilled pianist (I've been playing since age nine) but most of all I am a writer; I've written a children's book and am currently in the middle of writing more children's books and two different novels. My goal is to be a successful self-published author.
As for art in the drawing and painting aspect... well, I've always played with the idea of being an artist ever since I was a child. I took painting classes for a short while as a child and I thought I was decent, and I always had a great time painting. A little later in life I played a little bit on my own with drawing and wasn't satisfied with my skill so I didn't pursue it seriously.
Now into my 20's I have the desire to pursue it seriously and become a better artist. So as of right now I am completely and painfully a beginner artist. I'm slowly learning through video tutorials and observing different styles of drawing and painting in general. Perhaps some day in the future I will happily be looking back on my progress.