Self portrait --April 29 errh..complete/in progress(?)

Debating if this feels complete enough for me. I'll take your imput --painting (or even non painting) friends.

 

 

sidewalk scene first session 4/29/11

I need one more session to punch this one up a bit. Tomorrow most likely. I'm about to finish that long skinny canvas outdoor self portrait (in an coat) I started in the cooler weather before it gets any hotter. I'm going to bake anyway though.

 

 

Third session -landscape 4/28/11 (in progress?)

I haven't decided if this is the last session for this one. I'll give it a day and think it over.

landscape in progress

 I picked up the underpainting of a scene I had started earlier on my side street to complete. I got too thick with the paint so I have to let it dry before going back to finish it. On to work on something else this evening.

 

self portrait in cowboy hat --finished pic

I added a few minor touches and photographed the drawing (from last night-see earlier post for stages) in outdoor light today.

Self portrait --pencil, watercolor & pastel in stages

Combining watercolor and pastel. Using the strengths of both mediums to cover up the faults (or my clumsiness handling) of each. The real tones are a bit warmer than this indoor lit shot. Idon't want to wait til sunup for sleep. Will take and upload a proper pic of the finished image in outdoor light later in the day.

 

Dreamscapes April 22

I have a handful more I'm still playing with but here are the watercolor/india ink/metallic ink dreamscapes. All approximately 5x9in.

 

tree studies in watercolor

These are the dreamscapy/tree studies I worked on this past week. The largest of the bunch is about 5x9in. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, as I have a dozen other dreamscape watercolor and ink works of a underwater/alien/microscopic feel to them. (I want to tinker with them a bit more before uploading.)

Guest artist (continued)

As I mentioned, no uploads of my own work possible until April 20th.

Sooo...

I'm sharing a very close friend (we studied painting together in college) and talented (though not limited to) craft artist , Peng-Peng.


Check out her unique works here

 http://www.pengpengsplace.blogspot.com/

second sitting--portrait in progress

Second sitting. Crappy indoor light photo but this was getting down the big blocks of color--not much detail yet.

 

Breakin' out the big guns

Working on a larger scale for this one. 48"x24"  I just did the underpainting toned ground so far.

Project plans for Eight - Fur State - The Boxing Lesson

I will be taking a longer, slower approach to the final animation that will conclude the first two I made (embedded in upper left corner of blog) to songs from Fur State by The Boxing Lesson. The first two parts of this project have been  an exciting and fun but all encompassing experiment in a race to get it finished in time to promote the album. Due to other pressing obligations and that I do not want to shortchange the ideas or execution for the concluding animation, I am approaching the final one as strictly a labor of love. It won't be timed with any more promotional deadlines for Fur State by The Boxing Lesson  * but it will be out eventually as I do want to conclude the story. It will leave off with the human/alien fetus conceived at the end of Four (the larger embedded video above) and will link back to the first animation One ( the smaller video below Four). She is now an imaginative eight year old and will facing a different Earth than the one she grew up on.  I will share progress as it comes though.

Yesterday I took some more reference pics using my eight year old niece as a model. Being an awesome little artist, she also provided some lovely drawings that I will be incorporating into the work. (The human/alien girl likes to draw quite a bit too) Both space pics. It looks like she painted  a Harmonic Convergence from how she lined up the planets. Hmmm. giving me ideas....

*  However I will promote this --The Boxing Lesson has just recorded a new LP with Frenchie Smith at the Bubble in Austin! From what the new album cover looks like it is going to be pretty epic:

Follow them on Twitter to get updates on their new album and more.

I should add they will be playing on Thursday, April 21 at 11:00pm - April 22 at 12:00am at Stubbs BBQ (Austin, TX) as part of the Cut/Copy aftershow. Free inside show! Doors @ 10P Show @ 11P

completed self portrait 4/10

Finally finished this one! I'm thinking of making a mini gif animation from all the stages this one went through.

Dreamscape complete and The Boxing Lesson benefit for Japan

Oil on wood 24" round . Thinking of giving this one a title. Haven't decided..open to hearing suggestions (can't promise to take them but I'll read them) in the comment box.



FYI for those in Austin, TX:

The Boxing Lesson (The music behind the animated videos embedded in the upper left of this blog --please check them out!), Little Lo and others are playing a last minute Benefit for Japan on Sat, April 9 at the Scoot Inn.

It is presented by Bearded Allies and the $5 cover is being donated to MercyCorps to aid with the ongoing crisis.

EVENT FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=207140082648351
EVENT DO512: http://do512.com/event/2011/04/09/bearded-allies-presents-benefit-for-japan

Dreamscape in progress (almost done)

almost, almost done (famous last words) but I'm too tired to go any further tonight/this morning. Sleep & coffee should get me to the finish line.

Tree study 4/4/11

acrylic gouache on canvas board

Total stills to "One" Animated Music Video for The Boxing Lesson

I am still tweaking the self portraits. Will photograph soon.

It occurred to me that since I started the blog with the progress of the second video (Four) for The Boxing Lesson, I never shared stills and work in progress for One. Here they are:

first set of stills to "One" for Fur State by The Boxing Lesson

second set

third set