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Artist draws on personal experience for inspiration
The comic strip work of MHCC Funeral Services student Chris Shelton is appearing on the editorial pages of The Advocate this year.
“Colors and Numbers . . . and Crap,” Shelton’s comic strip, is based on his life experiences that have taken him from his birthplace of New Jersey to Alaska, California and Oregon.
“(I’ve been drawing) pretty much since I can remember,” said Shelton. “To be honest with you, I don’t think I’m an exceptional artist or whatever. Trying out art classes and being involved with that, you see people who are incredible. I just do from the waist up, bad cartoons.”
These “bad cartoons” are Shelton’s way of expressing “my contempt for (what I see) walking around these days.
“People are getting insane. People are taking things really personally, even just minute stuff. So I just get away from it and try to vent through my drawings,” says Shelton.
He said his main goal with his artwork is to have fun while trying to get it published.
“Once you take it seriously and try and make it your job, it sucks, you know? And you just lose it. You have to just do it.”
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