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Maxwell Watson
He/Him
Mixed Media Artist

About

Maxie is an American mixed media artist based in western New York. He earned his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in 2024Maxie is highly influenced by the natural world around him. His work embodies a wide variety of organic forms. He has a strong passion for the preservation of nature and the animals living therein. Right now, his work is a fabricated version of the taxidermist art form, using unnatural materials to both replicate nature as well as add his own artistic twists to them.With a family history of taxidermists, Maxie contributes, using a more ethical and inexpensive method, building his forms to create something out of recycled materials.He continues to build his art skills and learns new materials whenever he can. The most common Mediums featured in his work include, digital art, plaster sculpture, ceramics, photography, acrylic painting, and alcohol markers.

Maxie’s Portfolios

Sculptural Work
Digital Work
Photography

View some of Maxie's Work throughout his Career to Present Day
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Sculptural Work
Digital Work
Photography

Sculptural Art Portfolio

Examples of some of Maxie's Sculptural WorkMaterials
Plaster Gauze
Paraffin Wax
Acrylic Paint
Recycled Material

Sculptural Work
Digital Work
Photography

Digital Art Portfolio

Examples of some of Maxie's Digital Work

Character Design

Sculptural Work
Digital Work
Photography

Photography Portfolio

Examples of some of Maxie's Photography

Devices and Editing Programs

Devices
Canon Eos Rebel T3i
iPhone 11 Pro MaxEditing Programs
Photoshop
Photoshop Express
IbisPaint

Themes

Maxwell has quite a few themes he loves taking pictures of.Animals, Bugs, and Nature
Flowers and Plants
LandscapesHe also has a few specific things he like to capture as well.Light and how light Effects things
Light Fixtures and Sculptures
Light through Leaves

Black and White Film Photography

Camera
Canonet QL17 G-III
35mm Film