Here is the 4th of six interviews that I am doing about each artist that is participating in the 2nd Annual Drawing for Life Marathon coming up on April 4th. Enjoy the interview and please click on the flyer for more details about this wonderful event or visit “Logans Heroes” to pledge to our team of artists. You can submit your donation here! Thanks for your support! On to the interview with Tim Lenoir-
1. Ok Tim, The Relay for Life is just around the corner. Time to put our game faces on. What made you decide to be a part of the Drawing for Life Marathon?
I had a close friend recentlty who was diagnosed with cancer, and wanted to do whatever I could to help out! Logan has been a friend of mine for a while, and when I saw he was going for a second round, I really wanted to be a part.
2.So you will be drawing your heart out for 12hrs straight hours. What are you gonna do to stay awake and motivated?
Red Bull… My buddy Ryan has the hook up and I will be utilizing my energy “wings” all day! haha
3. I really enjoy the design you did on the tshirts for the relay. Where can someone get one of these one of a kind shirts?
I believe the final shirt design will be for sale at the Beaches Relay for Life official event on April 18th at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach! I was stoked on the reaction I got from it and I am really excited to sport it out!
3.1 – Speaking of clothing. I remember when you won the Shepard Fairey design contest last year. Anything cool come of that since you won? Any free stuff?
I won a little prize money and a bunch of free Obey stuff! It was really cool to win and an honor considering how much Shepard did for the Obama campaign last year… I’m not too into politics, but it is neat to be attached to some part of history no matter how many degrees of separation I’m at! haha
4. We all love to draw, paint, sculpt, but, a lot of us have our horrid “day jobs” too. What do you all do durring the day or do you have a dream job or a “dream like” job?
Since graduation in 2005 I’ve been working for a company called Zion Rootswear. They own the t-shirt licenses for many iconic musicians such as Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Willie Nelson just to name a few… As fun as it can be, it’s not a cake walk considering our entire art dept is pretty much made up of 3 designers and we have a lot of deadlines. It is definitely a challenge at this point too, because I am always looking for new ideas… But honestly, Bob Marley is an easy subject so there is really no room to complain.
5. Relay for Life is an excellent event and Im greatful to be a part of it as Im sure you are as well. Are there any other charitable organizations that you all have worked with in the past?
I actually have been honored to be a part of a few charity fashion shows through my family company called House of Kilroy. As many of us in the art world I have a little side project. House of Kilroy is a full fashion label my family and I started back when I was at the University of North Florida. We like doing little shows here and there, and are hoping to get our new line out in the next month or two!
6. How did you get started with your art work? Did you attend art school or are you still attending now?
I had always been sketching, and I started by drawing comic books when i was a kid. I was actually forbidden to draw Batman at one point because I did nothing but Batman drawings for months… It actually worked out well, because i quickly came up with a new superhero called “The Bull.” He looked like a mixture of Batman and Wolverine, and I drew him just as religiously! In college I played baseball for a couple years and then decided I wanted to do art/graphic design. I moved to Jacksonville and started attending UNF in 2003… I fell in love with the city and the beach, and have been here ever since!
7. Over the next 5 years..where do you see yourself?
I really love Jacksonville Beach and would hate to leave, but I have some family in New York City now, and I love it up there too… Don’t think I could ever leave the beach, but I would love to be working on my own fashion label and traveling back and forth all the time!
8. What do you hope to acomplish in participating in The Drawing for Life Marathon?
I would really be stoked to come up with some cool artwork that will sell and make some money to support our cause! If it doesn’t sell at the Relay for Life event, maybe my art will translate into a cool t-shirt! Honestly I just want to make something that looks cool!
9. Where can everyone see more of your work?
I am still working on my website… For now, my work is posted on my myspace site under my “Work” album. www.myspace.com/timkilroy.
10. Thanks for doing this Tim. Last question. Whos your favorite super hero?Batman… He is awesome! (and i still sneak out late at nights to draw him so my parents don’t find out).
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