“Anna Read All Over”, 12 x 18″, Sennelier Oil Pastel on board
Three of my favorite things can be found at Read All Over Books: art, books and guitar playing.
Figure Drawing Ressurected
May 23, 2012
Figure Drawing Leave a comment
Some quick layers of oil pastel seemed to have given this originally monochrome figure drawing some new life. Will add some details tomorrow night so I can move on to some other projects …
Some Recent Storyboards
May 17, 2012
Storyboarding is one of my favorite things to do as an illustrator …
Samples of Infographics
May 16, 2012
I had a request from someone at work today to see some samples of “infographics” … so I thought I’d post them here as well to show the difference between one type of art I do at work to put food on the table verses the type of art I like to create for myself on my own time.
Plein-Air Watercolor Weekend
May 13, 2012
Got some good use out of my Schmincke watercolor travel kit and Moleskine sketchbook this weekend …
Plein-Air in Quantico, Virginia
May 11, 2012
It’s usually hot and muggy in Virginia by now, but today was a beautiful day to get out and about during lunch and get a quick plein-air watercolor painting done.
Plein-Air in Washington DC
May 6, 2012
Had the opportunity to try my hand at some Plein-Air water color painting in Washington DC tonight …
Figure Painting Alla Prima
May 5, 2012
Figure Drawing, Miscellaneous Leave a comment
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I had the opportunity to participate in a 3 hour “Alla Prima” figure painting session with some local Fredericksburg artist today. This was a very challenging experience for me but I’m always grateful to learn some new techniques or gain some new experiences. I was particularly excited about painting with Professor “Lucky” who was an old guitar buddy from playing open-mics a few years ago. Coincidentally, it turns out that I painted him in the background of my painting and he painted me in the background of his painting!
Open Book (Color Comps)
April 26, 2012
Here are a few experiments in Photoshop with colors, concepts and themes before I start working on the final paintings. Translating the vision to a finished illustration requires a few middles steps in the process and there is no guarantee that things will work out as planned.
