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New Work: Summer Wine Posted on 05 Dec 2012
Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things.
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you... summer wine.
Since 2012 is wrapping up soon, I'm starting to plan some new pieces for next year to replace my existing portfolio, which is starting to look a little out of sync with the work I'm doing now (and hoping to continue doing in the future). Here's a new piece originally inspired by Lee Hazlewood's Summer Wine, one of the finest songs ever penned about grape juice and petty larceny.
I used a slightly different process from my usual by working the piece up to a pretty high level of finish (in pencil and white charcoal on tinted paper) before switching to Photoshop for the color. (A lot of my initial line art is pretty rough, and gets done on tiled 8.5x11 printer paper for ease of scanning. It's not very pretty and usually gets thrown away. I want to start doing more permanent work in traditional media - this was my first attempt, and I'm quite happy with how it turned out.)
Here's the finished 11x14 pencil art on tinted Strathmore charcoal paper, awaiting its wash of glorious digital color:
Check out a larger view in the gallery; this illustration is available as a print in my Etsy shop.
From the Sketchbook: Disgruntled Cocktail Rabbit Posted on 15 Nov 2012
In between jobs I've been forcing myself to brush up on my sadly lacking art education, so posting will be sporadic while I bury myself in anatomy books and attempt to reconfigure the linear perspective of my workspace (that's how these things work, right?)
In the meantime, why not have a cocktail? I think I see a waitress headed our way...
New Work: Heatloss Studio/Ring of Glass Posted on 15 Oct 2012
Just your average, run-of-the-mill legitimate cyborg businessman going about his legitimate business.
A pin-up showcasing an overhauled character color scheme for Heatloss Studio's upcoming cyberpunk adventure game Ring of Glass. Available as a print in my Etsy shop.
Un diseño de personaje para un juego de próxima aparición, Ring of Glass de Heatloss Studio. Comprar una copia en mi tienda.
New Work: Strays Posted on 08 Oct 2012
A family portrait: some kids and their pets. You may recognize this piece from an old sketch of mine. Check out the full view in the gallery. A print of this piece is available for purchase in my Etsy shop, link below.
In-stock Prints $5 / Any 5 for $20 Posted on 30 Sep 2012
My consignment contract with a print dealer recently expired, and so I'm ridiculously overstocked with signed & matted open edition prints of my own work. I can't take three steps in my office without tripping over a box of art.
In an effort to clear out these prints (and restore my sanity), I'm deeply discounting all in-stock prints in my Etsy shop. All of my in-stock open edition matted prints are now $5 each OR any 5 for $20.
For those of you who have previously purchased an open edition print at full price, any three additional prints are yours for the price of shipping. Contact me for details.
Check out the available prints in my Etsy shop.
Mi contracto con un vendedor de ilustraciónes ha terminado, y por eso tengo existencias excesivas de copias de mis ilustraciones. No puedo dar un paso en mi oficina sin tropezar en una caja de arte.
Tengo que vaciar y ordenar, así que todos los productos en mi tienda Etsy están en un fuerte descuento. Todas las ilustratciónes de edición abiertas cuestan $5 a cada uno, o cualquier cinco para $20.
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