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[h3]Wallace Conlee[/h3]

[i]So, tell us a bit about yourself! [/i]
"Oh. Um, well, I'm 23. I was born on April 8th, 1992. In Portland. Single mother, runaway father, no brothers or sisters. I went to NYU to pursue my dreams of becoming an artist, which was by an economical standpoint a horrible mistake because I am [i]seriously[/i] deep in college debt at this point. But I learned a lot, y'know. I improved, and now I'm really good at what I do, so there's that. I was hired by the company because someone saw a billboard I did art for and called me up."

[i]Oh, my. Growing up with just your mother must have been hard, huh? It usually is. Did your friends understand?[/i]
"Wow, that was rude. No, my mother was a really nice woman. She was kind, she was sweet, she took care of me. She made sure I always had food, and a bed to sleep in, and clothes. And she was funny, and she was the nicest woman I ever knew. As for friends, I don't see why they would even care. I had friends in school, and the I had friends in college, and now I'm just like most young adults and I don't have any friends, just people I talk to."

[i]I'm so sorry, I didnt mean to upset you.[/i]
"Oh--wha--no. No, that's fine. Touchy subject, thats all."

[i]Are you sure?[/i]
"Yeah, it's cool, it's fine. Next question?"

[i]Well, how did you discover that you wanted to be an artist?[/i]
"Well, I grew up in Portland. There's like, fifty art galleries right by my house. My neighbor was an artist, too. He would have me do poses for him sometimes when I was little, and he would take my picture and paint it. And I thought it was so fucking cool how someone could take reality and just... recreate it on the page. And I really wanted to do that."

[i]But clearly your work is no longer inspired by that man who lived next door. You dont draw people. Who inspires you.[/i]
"Mark Rothko, mainly. His works have such... emotion. Such depth. And Jackson Pollock. They were truly tortured souls, and they were able to just... perfectly, I mean [i]perfectly[/i] express their inner demons on canvas. And then they moved past that and they expressed joy and sadness and [i]life.[/i] Thats what I try to do with my art."

[i]Very interesting. Do you have any other interests?[/i]
"Not really. I write a bit, sometimes, but very rarely."

[i]Oh, do you think you're any good? Can we expect to see a popular novel by Wallace Conlee any time soon?[/i]
"Oh god, no, my writing is abysmal."

[i]Well, that's sad to hear.[/i]
"Nah, it's okay. The writing world doesn't need another novelist. They have their hands full."

[i]And how do you feel about love?[/i]
"Jesus, that came out of left field. Uh, I don't know. Love is... I dont know. I dont think you're [i]supposed[/i] to know until you [i]truly[/i] feel it. So... yeah, do with that what you will. Was that the last question?"