Winter Valentine

I've been missing for a week or so now. I was really sick then stuck in snow storms. Just got back into the studio last night. I'm making Valentine's for people I care about and getting back to my projects.
I'm learning a lot. I'm thinking a lot. I'm working unusually slow. I feel like everything is stalling me, but I could be putting more effort in. I'm tired. Very tired. I thought I was done with that small wood painting (posted a few times before), but I keep wanting to make changes. Reworking the face and needing deeper shadows on the bedding.

Arrows and LillyPads

I've been working on this project for a few weeks. This is just a piece of it, we're still discussing changes and I'm lacking templates for packaging. I want to keep it a little bit mysterious until I have something to really impress with. It's for the album art of musician, Mitchell Sheldon's, EP.
My life has been hectic, I need to sort some things out. I feel positive though.
I noticed the other day that I can see the metacarpals in my hands. I wonder what that means.

2010 Slowly

Has it really been a month since I last posted? Life has been crazy. The holidays have passed now and I'm ready to kick it into high gear. I've not nearly done enough (finished) work. But I've been working on a top secret project, beginning stages of new freelance projects, keeping up my sketch books, and these two pieces between everything going on.
Also, the Calendar project is now up and running. Download the January wallpaper for your computer desktop and iphone. You'll have to wait until April to download mine. Design Collector Calendar 2010

Here is an update on the small wood panel oil painting. I sat and stared at it for a few weeks before I dropped any pigment on top. I was ready to trash it for non artistic reasons but figured I'd just work through it and make changes to the content as I go. It's already shifted a lot from what I originally wanted for this. Bad photo...





This is a drawing from one of my sketchbooks I decided to paint (digitally). It's more of a study, and won't end up in my portfolio. Subconscious portrait.

Small Painting

Inspired to paint. I'm doing this mini painting as a warm up and experiment. Sketching pieces for Bureau project. Getting Otto and Omar just right.
You can see some of my process in the photo. Idea thumbnails in my sketchbook, a rough composition sketch to transfer to wood panel and the drawing on the panel. I got an anatomy book and some anatomy xeroxes for reference. Organs and bonessss....



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April

I finished this last week but didn't make corrections until now. I'm not exactly happy with it but moving on. I like it for what it is. More details in the previous post.