I'm very bad at keeping things short, but I tried. If you would like to know more, feel free to ask! You can comment here, or leave a shout, but please save Notes for important matters such as commissions.

       My life in short

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       I've born in 1986 in the People's Republic of Hungary. My father was a stuntsman and actor, and my mother was a programmer.

       I've spent most of my childhood and teen years in poverty, and been victim to heavy bullying due to my undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome and other disabilities that made me fail to fit in. I rarely had any friends so I spent most of my time drawing.

       In secondary school I've learned electronics because the adults convinced me that art is a nice hobby but you can't make a living from it. Eventually though I couldn1t take it anymore and quit inf favor of art school. I quit my first art school due to it being extremely bad, then quit the second too due due to depression and anxiety, and because I felt like it's just holding me back.

       For many years I barely did any art. I tried several jobs, always ending up with a mental breakdown from anxiety and depression. So for several years I was mostly unemployed.

       In 2011 I was so fed up with my life and everything that I signed up for a volunteer project in Ladakh, once one of the Western regions of the Tibetan empire, now the Northern-most region of India. Thanks to generous help from a person I barely known after a year I was able to do it. I spent 50 days in India with no plans or arrangements, and less than $200 money. I walked across the Himalayas for a week, through passes and down a glacier, been to remote monasteries and seen large Buddha statues covered in gold, silver and precious stones. AFter lot of adventures I've returned home as a different person.

       Sadly after my trip things went badly again, and I was once again mostly unemployed and suffering from depression and anxiety.

       Finally in 2014 I have decided to get back to art and become serious about it. But things were bumpy at first, to say the least.

       In 2016 I've attended my first furry convention: Eurofurence 22! After that I got hit by a small financial disaster which again hindered me a lot.

       It's January of 2019 when I write this, and as of now, I have been doing commissions inconsistently since 2016. Right now my goal is to stabilize and rethink my art career and lay the foundations of financial stability and keep improving my art as well as my productivity.

       Likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests

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       I'm curious about almost everything and love to learn new things. I know a little about many things, a bit more about several, and relatively lot about a few.

       Right now my main interest is classical painting, rediscovering the lost knowledge of old masters and applying it to digital art and the anthro/furry subject.

       Likes/interests:

       Traditional and digital art, photography, architecture, science, Linux, Free software & Open Source, history, philosophy, oriental religions (especially Daoism), nature, travel, adventure and exploration, alternative medicine, Eco-friendly lifestyle, DIY, inventing and problem solving, programming, some of the new technologies, different cultures, martial arts, weaponry both old and modern, sweet white wines, cheese, tea, coffee, traveling, eastern cuisine & cooking, engineering, steam engines & clockwork, incenses and aromatic oils, herbal medicine, typography, museums & classical art galleries, pipes and cigars, walking sticks, waistcoats & pocket watches, antiques and many-many other things. I can also play a mouth harp and native/traditional types of drums including shaman drums and African/Indian drums.

       Dislikes:

       stupidity, bigotry, hate, rudeness & ignorance, “modern art” & “conceptual art”, fast/junk food, cigarettes, alcoholics & junkies, modern fashion & trends, politics, broccoli, most loud noises, cities, hunting, Facebook, Windows, Apple

       Trivia

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       ♞ I'm of the INFP personality type.
       ♞ The name "Storm" is of personal/spiritual origin.[/b] I use it everywhere, even IRL. I adapted the form "Storm Engineer" to create a more unique name which is a must for artists.
       ♞ I'm a Winged Unicorn. (I prefer that term over "alicorn", which is a misused word.)
       ♞ IRL I'm male, but I have both a stallion and a mare side. While IRL I mostly accommodate to my physical gender, I can call myself Genderfluid. In artworks and in Second Life I may appear either as a stallion or a mare, or even shapeshift from one to another.
       ♞ I'm polysexual and polyamorous.
       ♞ My equine forms are not characters of their own, simply a representation of myself. I don't RP.
       ♞ One of my life's loves and goals is traveling to faraway places but as a traveler or adventurer rather than a tourist. To not just see the World, but be part of it. I also want a professional camera so I can take photos of these places, people, and other things of value.
       ♞ I'm involved in many things related to horses, such as horseback riding, ethology, violence free training, natural equine health care and alternative medicine. I'm spiritually connected with equines.
       ♞ I'm by definition a pagan, and I worship the Goddess of Horses - but I could also be called Taoist/Daoist since there are many similarities between Daoism and the way of The Great Mare. I'm tolerant towards every faith and view as long as they are also tolerant towards me. Spiritual talk is welcome, religious debates and attempts to convert are NOT!
       ♞ I'm a vegetarian (eggs and dairy products are OK) and an enthusiast cook. My reasons for being vegetarian are primarily spiritual and ethical. For the same reasons I oppose fishing and hunting. Just respect it, I do not wish to argue.
       ♞ I believe in freedom of religion, speech, thought and choice, equality of genders, sexes and orientations, skin colors, nationalities and so on, as well as animal rights.
       ♞ I don't RP anymore. I'm sorry, it just doesn't interest me at all since I started openly being myself.
       ♞ Please leave me out of politics, sports, hate, Nikon vs Canon or Xbox vs PS flames, etc.
       ♞ I smoke old school smoking pipes with flavored tobacco, and rarely, cigars or cigarillos, but I hate cigarettes. I also occasionally use an e-cigarette or smoke my nargileh (Arabic style water-pipe).
       ♞ I have a great appreciation for fine cheese and good sweet white wines. I just love late harvest and Tokaj Samorodni, but my real favorite is Tokaj Aszú.
       ♞ I'm old school in many ways and often feel out of place in our modern society. I generally favor old and classic over new. I love antiques and am a steampunk as well.

       Photos

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       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142675/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142755/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142806/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142873/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142921/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18142974/
       https://www.furaffinity.net/view/18143067/

       Favorite artists

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I'm inspired by way too many furry artists to list them all here, not to mention that the list keeps changing as I go forward on my artistic journey.

My biggest inspirations however are old classical painting masters - most importantly my "holy trinity": Caravaggio, Velázquez, Rembrandt - as well as professional artists who are again too many to list, but to mention a few names in no particular order: Steve Huston, Bobby Chiu, Carla Ortiz, Craig Mullins, James Gourney, Jonathan Hardesty, Nathan Fowkes, Sam Nielson, Marco Bucci, and many others.

       Naughty things

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       I don't think sexuality should be a taboo. It's natural, and an important part of our life. So I'm not afraid to talk openly about it.

       As mentioned above, I'm bigender, I have a mare and stallion sides. Most of the time I'm in stallion mind state, though. I'm bisexual/polysexual and a switch with both sides, and versatile with my stallion side. I tend to be more dominant as a stallion, and more submissive as a mare. Bot in the end my preferences shift with mood and level of trust, and I usually adapt to my partner.

       I'm mainly interested in equine species, most other ungulates, and a bit in canines. I can be picky, and as with other things, my preferences fluctuate with mood.

       I'm into BDSM and a bunch of kinks. I especially like bondage and playing a bit rough. Once again, preferences fluctuate.

       There are some things that are a big no-no for me, and I expect everyone to respect this. These include: all forms of gore, vore, mutilation, torture, hyper, micro/macro, underage, and more.

       For a a more exhaustive list of my preferences please see my F-ist, linked below. If you don't find an answer there, feel free to ask. My IRL preferences apply as-is to my anthro representations as well, so the list reflects both. Note: My preferences are still changing as I try new things, and I don't always update it so it may be a little outdated at any time.

       More: [Storm's F-List]
       I'm also here: [Storm's FetLife]


       P.s.: Check  fa-groups for groups and icons!

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