Pennell Bradley

Written by fellow student Luc Richard Lefebvre, age 16
The Seeker 13 April 2011

Bradley Pennell turned 17 on March 22, but already is a star shining brightly with loads of possibilities. Since he could hold a pencil, he has been doodling pictures; whether it was on the walls in marker, or on paper, made little difference; he left his mark. His family still tells stories of his constant need to draw. His drawings started off mainly as creative combinations of animals, or his own depiction of what monsters under the bed or in closets from stories would look like, however since about the 8th grade, his drawings evolved into characters he imagined in his dreams and occasionally his nightmares.

Bradley intends to follow his passion for creative drawing and writing by going to an art school, good news for schools though, a specific one hasn't been chosen so there is still time for them to fight over him. One of his many plans for the future is in graphic design or in cartoon animation.

Along with being a highly skilled artist, Brad also has an amazing talent in writing and wants to be a bestselling author which is very close at hand. His artwork however will not take a back seat, His hopes for his art is right in front of him for he wishes to be a well known illustrator and cartoonist. The characters he draws are from his urban fantasy story "Demongelic". He's currently working on finishing the final chapters of his book featuring an angelic Character named Chris, and one named Darren who was co-created with good friend Luc Lefebvre.(Me)

The book shows these heroes fighting battles between Angels and Demons as well as mythical creatures. Two of his favourite characters to draw are Damon a kick a!! neon green haired Joker Leprechaun and Holly a crazy stalker who has a very bubbly personality. "Their interesting party-going attitudes are reflected through every picture, in many ways they are the life of the party," states Pennell.

The style of art used by this promising young artist is a perfect mix of Anime, Manga and Realism; it is already starting to be recognized and has developed a following on Facebook and in the school halls. This style proves most effective with his drawings of man and monsters. It gives
nightmarish evil creatures in the pictures an edge of softness, while holding onto a terrifying realism. The style which Bradley writes is heavily inspired by Joss Whedon. A hail of inspiration fell on him while he attended Fan Expo in Toronto this past summer, where he met fellow artists as well as some of his favourite actors. A return again this summer is already planned.

On top of all this, Bradley is a student at St. Joseph's Catholic Secondary School and works to maintain a certain level of grades and hopes to keep his honour role status of last semester, while juggling his drawing and writing through all the school year. "The sad part is most of my best work comes when I am supposed to be paying attention or sleeping," laughed Pennell.

The skill in art helps him in other classes as well, and has resulted in outrageously high grades for many of his projects. One of the highlights of last year was being interviewed on TV Cogeco's ArtCurrent with Amanda. The interview was blended with samples of Brad's art and showed that this young artist was talented and well spoken. In the end Bradley Pennell's art work is limited only by the 2D effects of the paper. The road ahead shines brightly with worlds of possibilities for this outstanding young artist