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BC Senior

Austin Eatmon Discusses His Artistic Inspiration

by Clara Blevins Graphic Communication • 2021

An art business major from Alabama, senior Austin Eatmon came to Bluefield College because of his high school football coach. He came to play football, but is now part of Bluefield College’s cross country team. However, creating art seems to be his greatest pastime. Eatmon started drawing when he was three. He was born with heart problems, so he didn’t get to spend a lot of time outside. Drawing was one of the only things he could do. While he was growing up, his family wondered where his skills came from. In December 2018 when he reconnected with his dad’s side of the family, he discovered that his biological father was an artist. Eatmon’s favorite part of being an artist is the creativity. “There is so much creativity that is unexplored,” he said. Among his favorite creations is “A Really Tall Boi.” “I did it over the summer (of 2019), and it was watercolor,” Eatmon said. “I wanted to give it to my friend when I got back, and so I did. She really liked it.”

Eatmon prefers to look at a drawing or painting and draw it in his own style. He said that he doesn’t really like to do realism because most of the time he wants to escape reality. For the past year or two, Eatmon said he has been getting into tribal art. He is fascinated by how a group of curves can make a shape. Most of the paintings he does take a whole day to create. Eatmon sells his work when he can. He sent some of his work to a store owned by an acquaintance of his mother, and the store sold all but one of his pieces. When it comes to mediums, Eatmon said his favorite would be acrylic. “At the same time, I have really, really gotten into watercolor,” he added. In his spare time, in addition to his art and cross country, Eatmon likes to play video games and listen to music.

Austin Eatmon

“A Really Tall Boi” Watercolor

“The LoneWolf” Acrylic

“RobinWilliams, Genie” Acrylic

“Tribal Seahorse” Acrylic

“Spider” Oil, Pastel