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Life Mission:
My Life goals and business goals as well as the strategies I am going to use to get there:
I plan to have a studio that is stationed in one spot and also is a mobile studio. A combination of both.
I want to be mobile, but also be able to fall back somewhere. I am to be able to use travel, while also safeguarding my work in independent storage.
Be physically on ground always active but also have an online remote secured server with unlimited storage.
That storage space and web space renewed consecutively to last my entire lifetime and carried on to future people’s lifetime(s). To also be a part of future Histories, in an important context.
I want to do my artwork as career, because I love to spend my time producing art. I want to make good money throughout my life doing this.
I want to be wealthy as well as make donations to worthy causes from my profit. I am a Fine painter, Graphic Designer, Computer Programmer, Website Designer Publicationer & fiction/ non-fiction short story writer.
I also influence Music production by the sole motovation of my Artwork, like my Father before me.
I am also a self-declared Engineer with exceptional unique design skills. My mind and brain need to be protected and safeguarded so I can accomplish my mission, which is spend my life making art, which is my life and my love.
My strategies are to foresee the future when I can and avoid the dangers in life along the way when I can, while enjoying life to the fullest all the time, while always been smart and strong.
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Biography: A.G.D./O.C. Owner:
Hello,
Nicholas Folkes has been training in the fine arts for over 30 years. Since he was a child he has been designing, drawing, painting, writing and building art pieces.
Throughout the years much of his work was lost due to displacements but over the last 4 years Nick has managed to securely document and store his artwork on this dedicated website for all of you to see and potentially build upon.
His artwork takes you on a journey of both fiction and non-fictional art stories that document relevant & historical themes, such as War, Action, Scenery, Nature, Medical, Outer Space, Aircrafts, Human Rights and Constitutional Rights.
His art is designed to boost your imagination and make you think outside the box at things that may have not yet been discovered in this world but are on the verge of discovery.
Look at examples of the past 100 years of the break-through advancements of Technology throughout this time. Our predecessors could never imagine what we have at our disposal to use in this time. Imagine what humans will know and do and revolutionize with these yet to be but soon manufactured designs 100 years from now.
Nick tries to design art from the past and present while seeking to predict the future through many different mediums and styles.
Both Traditional and Digital styles are been utilized such as the advanced digital design software; Adobe Creative Suite, as well as other mediums like traditional acrylic painting portraits, pencil, pen and ink and advanced and digital cartooning/graphic Design.
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EDUCATION:
Durham College, Fine Arts: year 2-3, 2021-2025:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Animate, Fine Painting, Drawing & Inking, etc.
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Durham College, Art & Design Certificate, 2018-2020:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Animate, Fine Painting, Drawing & Inking, Sculpting, etc.
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Loyalist College, various Architecture classes, 2009, 2010:
Blueprinting, Drawing, Painting, etc.
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George Brown, Art & Design, Various classes, 2004, 2016, 2017:
Fine Painting, Inking, Drawing, etc.
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Wexford C.I. High School, Special Art, 1996-2001:
Life Drawing, Painting, Sculpting, etc.
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To whom it may concern,
Dear Sir and Madam at the #1 Downtown Tattoo Parlour,
My name is Nick Folkes.
I am writing to you regarding your blank solid colour side wall at your place of business.
I am currently a Fine Artist in the Fine Arts program at Durham College and am going to become available for freelance artist work.
Your business would look much better with a new original mural and I feel suitable for the role to construct it as I have a great deal of experience in this professional painter’s trade.
I am a highly trained Graphic Artist Painter. I would like to take the opportunity to present to you a way to boost your customer traffic once the pandemic is over with a complete and ready to advertise mural of fresh art for all the auto traffic driving by on a daily basis to see.
Once the pandemic is over, this mural will bring you lots of eager customers with memorable artistic passion they want to implement and input on their mind.
There’s no better time than now to hire me to design, draw, outline and paint a beautiful and attractive abstract mural work of art on the side of your building, involving key image elements and colours that you have specified to be in the work of art.
I can also offer you my own professional artistic perspective of what image elements you should have in your mural, then take relentless and dedicated action putting your chosen designs into the mural until it has been completed.
Since your wall is 60’ wide by 20’ High, I will require $ 10,000 for the paint and associated equipment and $60/hour until complete (hazard pay).
I will also require 2 private security guards on site the entire time I am there. For 2, it will cost $40/hour.
Thank you for taking the time to read my cover letter. You can contact me on the Hire Us Page if you have any further questions and would like to hire me.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Sincerely,
Nick Folkes
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QUOTE EXAMPLE
Dear John Smith,
This letter is to provide you a free quote on a newly designed, built and published website.
The price of $1900.00 will include an established company website, with your own unique web domain name for 36 months.
It will be the final design. Any re-designs/re-visions will be an additional $30.00/hour until complete (excluding software costs which will be shown before additional work commences).
The future costs for re-designs/re-visions will be based on the overall economy % and $ increased based on global and local inflation % increase with the times.
Rough estimate quote will be accurately presented within – or + 5% of final cost.
Warm regards,
Nicholas Folkes
Graphic designer/ authentic graphic design
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INVOICE EXAMPLE
Dear John Smith,
The service been warranted to you are Design and Publication of your company website for 36 months. The Cost is $1900.00.
Full payment must be made within 7 days of the date of this letter.
If payment is not received after this time, then the Designed and Published Company Website of yours will be removed from the Internet.
Please view and accept or deny Website invoice, then if accepted and payment processed, it will be final sale/ no refund.
Warm regards,
Nicholas Folkes
Graphic designer/ authentic graphic design
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