Doing work

So as much as i promised my self not to miss the deadline... i pretty much missed the deadline for Spring Show. But i did manage to slap something together. It's a Fall '11 medley of the work i did for my Day of the Dead project. Which i'm still very interested in pursuing, just waiting for the right time. 

ugh... It'll do.

remix

Went back to an old sketch and tried to flesh it out a bit. Could use a little tweaking but i'm please with where it's at. For now. 

Note

Trying to paint more on my phone. Getting used to it a little more.



Yikes, this weird texture thing is killing me... 

Galaxy Note

Long story short... Out with the iphone in with the Note.

I've been feeling a little tablet envy, and at the same time vomiting in my mouth a little when i think about carrying around another device.

The Note is a solid middle ground.

Downloaded SketchBook Mobile, and took it for a little test run.

Sketch bookery

So... It's been a while since my last post. But thankfully enough it's because im busy working. In animation... see mom and dad, that whole 'art' thing worked out. For now.

here's a bunch of sketch book doodlings from the past month or two.

I finally got around to watching How to Train Your Dragon. I was very pleased with the art...
I have a feeling that i'll be drawing a lot more Viking/ Roman/ Warrior type characters in the near future, thanks to How to Train Your Dragon, Spartacus, and i'm sure Brave's not going to help.

See, i usually draw Cowboys and junk, but i feel a shift coming. Oh yea, Assassins Creed is also a big influence on this shift. Ezio freaking Auditore.

 And this is the soupy, soggy brainy leftovers after i burn through what ever inspiration i had going.

Quick Studies

One of the best things i could of done for my artistic career is take Quick Studies with Craig Nelson. To make a long story short, what used to take me 8 hours, i can now accomplish in a 20-40 minute session. I learned to make decisions and be confident with my paint and brush.

So here's a sampling of the work i did. I really have more like 45-50 paintings, but all the confidence in the world wont make them ALL good paintings!

Still Life's; ranging from 20-40 mins. Some in class and some were assignments

Landscapes; Mmm, comfort zone. I see my self going out and painting plein air for a looong time. The top one is from photo reference from a trip to Cabo, the middle are on location. A windy location. As the sand plastered to the painting will show...

 Figures; ranging from 20-40 minutes

And this painting was an 8.5 hour painting. 18x24 panel.

Color Script

color script

And just for fun, a 40min quick study.