This newest project is turning out to be quite a lot of fun. Recently I was approached by a company (who’s name will be revealed at a later post) to do some faux comic book covers. They had a series of seven specific characters in mind from the start and have given me a rough… Continue Reading
Well, all good things must come to an end, and what an end it was. My post is two weeks after the fact, but the final drawing session was another one that amazed me. For what ever reason, there are some days when we feel like we couldn’t write our name well, and then there’s… Continue Reading
Well, here’s the final, final, final… finally. This one has been cropped to the final size and scanned in, rather than the snapshot from before. In an endeavor to keep on growing I’ve also taken this into Photoshop for some minor adjustments. Can you spot them before you read on? After living with the painting… Continue Reading
A few weeks of figure drawing have gone by without any posts of the drawings. I don’t know if any of these will throw the Art world on it’s ear, but the function of art was definitely served here. That is Art as a verb. The following drawings are, to me, more about my experience at that… Continue Reading
This could very well be the end for this painting. It’s been really great blogging this, in that I was able to reflect on all the choices that brought it here. A big thanks goes out to Randy, Jenny, and Paris, for their critical eyes. Sometimes we get by with a little help from our… Continue Reading
Today will be a succinct post. These are just some more of the Troll Painting as it evolves. The actual painting right now is coming right along. I am finding that zone of love of painting as it comes to life on the page. For those of you following at home. I’ve done some color… Continue Reading
Somewhere in the caverns of my mind I realized that I could photo-journal this while I was making it. It turns out to be quite interesting to me. Far too often is a painting finished and one has to just remember how it got there. With this new “computer-magic”, well, we can all go along… Continue Reading
The burned out light bulb. As an image it says a lot. Today has been a two steps back day for this painting. Although not a total failure, but certainly enough to want to set fire to something. Let’s start with the paper. Oh, my lovely Strathmore 500 why have your forsaken me. After making… Continue Reading
Finely, the Troll image has made it onto the board! The next step will be painting, which can be a hair raising experience. This all took a little extra time due to a family emergency that came up. Now things are in order, and we’re getting back on track. It’s all part of the process.… Continue Reading
Well, thank goodness for friends. After showing my previous drawing (here) of this scene to some comrades, it was justly pointed out to me that there were some holes in the work. So, as the saying goes, back to the drawing board. I feel better for the revisit, the piece is stronger and should communicate… Continue Reading
