The Oracle: How did you first get involved with Facebook graffiti?

Evelien de Greef: I started one or two years ago. At first I just doodled on it, but people started saying I was good at it, so I got into more detail.

TO: What is your favorite piece and why?

EG: I generally like the more recent graffitis I’ve drawn and uploaded to Facebook more, such as the hummingbird, because they tend to be more detailed than the older ones. On average, I would take about two hours for each drawing. I also submit my graffitis to the “public gallery” where everyone in the Facebook world can see them. So far a total of about 40 graffitis have reached the week’s tops.

TO: Can you tell us more about your fan page?

EG: I get a ridiculous amount of friend requests from so many people I don’t know because they have seen my graffiti. I would say so far I’ve gotten a total of about 500 of these requests, which has definitely been crazy. I’ve gotten hundreds of comments and inbox messages too. I even received a job offer, which was totally random. Some guy wanted to hire me to work for his company regarding drawing a design or logo for his Web sites. I started a fan page on Facebook for my graffiti because of so many friend requests that I had no idea what to do with.

TO: How did you develop your skills?

EG: I didn’t take art classes except for ones required in school, like Art Spectrum. I suppose it come naturally. Art runs in my family, although they’re more into painting and drawing, while I took my interest into computer art. Drawing graffiti also comes through practice by drawing it a lot, and my skills gradually get better the more I draw.

TO: What tools do you use?

EG: I use a tablet, which is basically a mouse in the shape of a pen. I also use a picture for a reference and I zoom in a lot. I like graffiti because I can save paper, access colors easily and use the undo button.

TO: What’s your inspiration?

EG: Well, most of the things I draw are requests from friends, but I basically like to draw everything. Art has been and is a major part of my life. I like making people happy by drawing graffiti for them—it’s a hobby.