Jack Deo
Writer, Artist, and Student in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About to become a 'Sudent' for the third time in my life.
Three things that 'motivates' me to create:
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C U R R E N T ~ A F F A I R S
1- Finished first draft of new screenplay: Under-Ground
2- Finished the first draft of my new short novel titled "Alien Town" - 90 pages, 40,000 words
3- Finished my new self portrait in oils on canvass applying an experimental technique, see it on my Twitter account - Jack Deo.
4- Preparing myself to return to school this year; getting a Diploma in Computer Programming at Algonquin College.
5- Started a new short novel titled 'Maggie' based on a true story. Fifteen chapters completed - 105 pages.
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COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS:
TUMBLE DOWN - 2007
A futuristic setting, an overzealous Reporter 'Vera' battles through endless hurdles to uncover a big Government conspiracy during a major natural, national disaster
SMALL TOWN - 2008
Based in a real American Town; 'Escondido' during an intense heat-wave, two young hooligans 'Boxer' and Kipper' explode into the town in a stolen car, carrying a 'profitable' payload, stolen from a Mexican Crime Lord.
WHEN A STRANGER COMES - 2015
The Citizens from the sleepy town of 'Yellville, Arkansas get turned on their heads by the arrival of a very mysterious 'Stranger' Joe - who leaves a hot trail of inexplicable events in his wake.
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A R T - C O R N E R - P A I N T S & I N K S
I paint mostly in oils - lately learning acrylics.
I just completed my first acrylics, see it on my Twitter page...Art Project - 18, titled 'Golden Red'
Other Mediums: water colors, inks, pastels, pencil
Subjects: Portraits, Cityscapes, Sceneries, Animals.
Currently learning 'caricatures'
I like to work from photos.
I write and paint for "FUN, FAME & FORTUNE"
Jack Deo