R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Jul. 2014 | Page 35

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y name is Heidi Vormer,
and my artist name is Remrov, my
last name spelled backwards. When
I was four years old I already wanted
to draw every day. Now I specialize
in very photorealistic pencil drawings
of people, animals, houses, trees, and
anything else I find interesting. Most of
my drawings are in pencil, but every now
and then I like to use my drawing pen.
I have autism, and due to this I see the
whole world in tiny little details. My
drawings tend to be this way too, very
precise and detailed. The world is a very
chaotic place for me. When I am out in
public I have to focus on so many things
at the same time. Many tiny details of
information come in all at once and they
all compete for first place. This can be
exhausting. When I am working on a
drawing, I only have to focus on just one
thing, the details of my drawing. This is one
of the reasons why I love drawing so much.
I especially love to make drawings
of animals, and I also love to help
animals with my art. Right now I have
two special projects going on. One of
them is for koalas. I make photorealistic
pencil portraits and greetings cards of
koalas and donate 25% of the proceeds
of this work to the Koala Hospital in
Port Macquarie, Australia. Koalas are
threatened with extinction, and at the
koala hospital they do great work to
help wounded koalas and get them back
into the wild again. My second project
is for Chengeta Wildlife. This is an
organization that fights against poaching
of wildlife in Africa. I make photorealistic
pencil drawings of elephants and
other wild animals and donate 25%
of this work to Chengeta Wildlife.

Besides very photorealistic drawings,
I also enjoy creating cartoons and
illustrations. I make illustrations for
children’s books, and I’m also working
on a comic book with my pet parrot as
the main character, called Pilaf in Space,
which I’d like to publish when it’s finished.
I was born in the Netherlands and
immigrated to Montreal, Canada in 2013
to be with my American boyfriend. I’m
just in the process of getting my artwork
off the ground here in my new home
city. My goals are to keep creating the
most detailed photorealistic drawings
possible and to keep challenging myself
until I can make a living with my art.
If you want to see more of my
artwork please visit my website:
www.remrovsar twork .com»

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