May 05, 2008: About Jaime Carrillo ~

Jaime always refused to buy posters or art to decorate his house because after viewing the art, he would think: "I think I could do that. Why buy it? I can do it myself." Years later, after realizing that he had nothing to show for all his claims of "being able to do that himself" he decided he should actually get to work. Mostly self-taught, he had no idea where to start.

After years of dabbling with oil paints, Jaime finally decided to try his hand at creating a real portfolio in 2001. He has since had his work published in some independent horror magazines, an RPG, and on the cover of Heavy Metal magazine, as well t-shirt designs for several mainstream rock bands. In addition to his freelance work, Jaime also illustrates two series of graphic novels written by his sister, Elena.

His influences and inspirations include: vintage Boris Vallejo, Simon Bisley, and Brom. His other inspiration comes from epic movies with awesome soundtracks such as Conan the Barbarian, Gladiator, King Arthur, The Thin Red Line, and Ben Hur. He considers "Saturn Devouring His Children" by Spanish master Francisco Goya to be one of the most fantastic paintings ever produced. Jaime aspires to better his technique and grow artistically so that one day, just maybe, his finished works will look just as he imagines them in his head.You can visit Jaime's online gallery here. For inquiries on commissions, artwork for sale, or just to tell him how cool he is, email him at jcarr (at) elp.rr (dot) com. Read more