I am an emerging digital artist, poet, author, photographer and tattoo designer.
Born in a small country in Western Australia, I learned from an early age that I could easily leave behind the pains and sufferings of my life by entering into the world of my imagination. After many years spent shaping my style, I have decided to take it on myself to begin showcasing my works to the world.
My artwork has been reviewed with both criticism and praise, receiving reviews such as "RJ Derby dwells into the dark parts of the human psyche which many are afraid to enter, only to return with a piece of artwork that is confronting yet exciting at the same time."
My work (whether art or writing) are drawn from my own life experiences and dreams, and each piece tells it's own story of happiness, belief, dispair and sorrow. But as I say often, it's never about what I can see when I create...what stirs inside my mind at the time of creation and what ends up flowing from the pencil onto the sketch pad are small matters compared to what the viewer of the piece feels when they look at my art...it's always about what stirs within them.