more new art

Seems to be a productive spring...

 

new art

Here are two new oil paintings and a fun little pastel piece.

Enjoy.

 

Expired for IF

Just a quick illustration using, appropriately enough Adobe Illustrator.

It's way past its expiration date....

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Harmony html 5 drawing tool

If you haven't seen Harmony yet, you have to check it out, but be forewarned: You will spend more time there than you intended.

I'll show you mine...

now you show me yours.....

Sometimes it is just about learning

I am posting this painting to illustrate an often overlooked point: learning is a process.

When I studied art, I learned all about the great paintings of this or that artist, but we never had a class on the process paintings that led to greatness. In fact, I have never heard of such a thing being taught in any discipline.

It should be.

Yes, crit groups get you there. Sort of. But how did any of the great artists learn their techniques? Where are the iterative paintings, sculptures or other manifestations of their processes?

Some museums have started to show examples of this, but I would like to see more. I think the learning processes they illustrate are as valuable as the masterpieces.

This is one of mine.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Stuff from my sketchbook

Here are a few doodles from my sketchbook.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

20091117

I dislike titles for most abstract art. I prefer untitled works, or in my case a reference to the completion date allowing me to track my paintings for tax purposes--if they sell that is.

This is my most recent work: oil on canvas. Presented for your amusement. The lousy photography is due to my laziness.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

B&W Doodle

For the fun of it...

Pen & ink, minor photoshop work to clean up the scan.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Self Portrait

Self Portrait, Vain Brain series in yellow.

Pencil, ink and PhotoShop.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Hierarchy For Illustration Friday

Gotta feed the need.

Illustrator & PhotoShop.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Hand made christmas card from years gone by

I found this the other day and thought I would post it. I had made this for family and friends about 9 years ago. This is the original master that I worked from for making the cards. I couldn't find any surviving samples of the actual cards that I sent out, but this gives a good idea of what they looked like, albeit not as finely rendered.

Pen and ink with watercolor.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

Abstract Geometry

I must admit this is one of my favorites. It draws more on composition & color skills and less on drawing skills, allowing me to focus on balance and flow.

Overall I am very pleased with how this came out. Expect more in this series.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

A B&W series

This is the first part of a series I am working on. I am imagining at least two additional pieces although it may grow beyond that.

All comments and criticisms welcomed.

I Spy for Illustration Friday

All comments and criticisms welcomed.