Well to answer this question... we have to regress to my child hood...
I have always loved to draw and sketch. I drew and sketched in every sort of medium I could find. I remember drawing Bollywood actors and actresses from movie magazines, The water color paintings found in the back cover of the Readers Digest and paintings from encyclopedia. My parents always encouraged me to draw (and paint).
When I grew up I took up pastel to transition into color and now I am into WSO. These days, I admire Carol Marine, Kevin MacPherson and James Gurney. off course there are many more, but I find them to be the most inspiring and to be very good teachers.
For the past one year, I have taken art more seriously and even started a blog recently: www.FaisalTariq.com
"I want to grow up to be an artist"....