Local San Diego artist shares art journey to TwitchCon – City Times

Graphic by Mikey Gonzales As I stood next to artist Tommy Turner, better known as SAVO888 on Instagram and Twitch , outside the artist alley section on the balcony at TwitchCon, he shared one of his earliest memories of his childhood and drawing. “I remember one of my first memories is I copied a painting on the wall,” Turner said. “I think every black family in the world has it. So it’s like a little boy with a teardrop coming down his face.”  Turner also shared the reaction he received from his mother after copying the painting. “My mom was in the kitchen having coffee with all of her friends, which was a regular thing on the weekends, and I showed her, and she was gushing all over me,” Turner said. “‘Oh, my God, this is so amazing. You have amazing talent.’ All of her friends gave me compliments. And from that point on, I wanted to be an artist.” Story continues below advertisement Turner is a San Diego-based artist who attended this year’s TwitchCon as one of the artists showcasing their work at the artist alley section. He attended three years of community college at San Diego Mesa and
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