Stefan (JOSM Magazine) reached out to me a few months ago and asked me to participate in their magazine by answering a 10-question quiz. It was entertaining. I am presenting it to you below for your viewing enjoyment. If you’re interested in examining the full contents of the magazine, you can go HERE
Hello Pablo, welcome to JOSM Magazine. First of all, how are you? Tell us something about you and your art!
Hello to you and everyone who reads our posts. For 11 years, I have been a portrait artist of cool people, and my name is Pablo Sikosia. My drawings are a form of digital art that is made by hand. In addition to people, I’ve also been learning how to draw animals recently.
How everything started and where did you get?
I have worked in design and advertising for many years. In 2013, I decided to combine my work experience and my passion for drawing people, which resulted in the creation of my portrait project.
Despite being a complete stranger, I started distributing my portraits across numerous platforms on the internet. There is no one who is interested. Suddenly, I managed to work with a digital male blog in Spain called ‘Soy Barbudo’ on a weekly basis. From that point forward, my work began to become more well-known.
You collaborated with a lot of cool personalities, have you some funny or particular stories about one of them?
I recall one that wasn’t with someone famous; it was somebody who was interested in my work and was willing to pay for a portrait. I don’t know why but I wanted to communicate in his native language, so I utilized Google Translate or a similar tool. I caused a disaster by telling him that he was ugly, that I didn’t like his face, and other silly things Lol.
After that, I am limited to communicating in either English.
Which role have AI in your life now? How you see it? Like a threat or an helpful tool for your art?
To tell the truth, I don’t rely on AI for creating on a daily basis. I am of the old-school generation and everything is manual / analog. In terms of assisting with specific tasks and processes, I find AI to be a useful tool. IA like Chat GPT can provide you with tremendous benefits if you ask the right questions. I don’t believe it’s a danger yet.
Your best memory?
My memories take me back to the snowy mountains in winter, where I feel peaceful while sipping hot coffee with calm. I have a professional memory of Instagram promoting me on their blog for a month as a content creator who was worth knowing.
Your next steps? Tell us more about your future goals!
My goal is to continue to portray individuals for many more years! Currently, I have about 2,800 portraits and I want to complete 3,000, but I am unsure of the amount of time it will take.
Which music do you listen to?
I have a variety of musical tastes; I don’t listen to just one particular style. My playlist includes Sonny Rollins, Chopin, Lightning Hopkins, or Temples, The Black Keys, etc.
Thank you for your precious time, it’s been an honor talking with you. There’s something you would like to say to our readers?
The soul is soothed by art in all its forms (music, photography, painting, etc.). Take pleasure in it, let yourself go, and have peace and tranquility in your life.