“I think my love for drawing developed at a very young age, I grew up in a very creative household and my mom particularly encouraged me to draw,” explains Jono, “but as I grew older, it was this constant thing that had always been around and I slowly developed more and more a passion for it.”
Although the inspiration behind his work comes from numerous sources including mythology and fantasy, he credits his mom for inspiring him. Documenting this process on his Youtube channel has seen him gather over four hundred thousand subscribers.
“I’ve chosen pencil because of accessibility. I started practicing and creating art in primary school and high school and so the only medium that I had access to at the time was pencil and out of familiarity, I stuck to it.”