new dreamscapes-July 2011

all of these listed are about 10"x5.5"--watercolor, india ink, metallic ink.

flying kitties

one of a pair of dreamscape paintings  based on the characters in my animations (see upper left of blog for the both of them: "One" and "Four") 13"x15" total with painted frame (originally on a 5"x7" canvas)

mini triptych-- parking lot

white & gold acrylic ink and india ink on 3"x 2" canvases

tree silhouettes

    both gold & white acrylic ink and india ink on 5"x7" canvas

uploading catch up -dreamscapes

All are acid free watercolor, metallic and india ink on watercolor paper. All are approximately 10"x5.5".

More uploads to come this week. I regret that I cannot scan these (part of my computer problems) but may get to do so on a friend's setup. In the meantime I will be uploading more work throughout this week until Friday. 

uploading catch up tree silhouette ink paintings

  

 all ink on handmade paper collaged on canvas. square formats are 8"x8"; all rectangle formats are 11"x14"

uploading catch up-still life

                  Still Life- Mango, Keylimes, Lemons, and Eggplant oil on canvas

Portrait

I got a better shot today. Tripods and better light make all the difference in the world. It is so much less hassle to make reproductions of work these days with digital media. I remember when (said in the same tone of voice as your grandpa telling you he walked uphill both ways to school and home as a kid) the expense and all the hassles of traditional photography slides that were required for pretty much everybody for submitting and sharing work.
These days all you need is a decent megapixel digital camera, indirect light mid day (I find direct sun on the painting tends to over highlight and shadow the brushstrokes, making it look crusty) and preferably a tripod. Use museum setting or turn off your flash. Tweak the levels in Photoshop (or other editing program) to make up for any blue tones from outdoors and you should have a decent file of your work for sharing or reproduction.

Scanners for smaller works make great reproductions too. Actually, you can scan large paintings on a small scanner and stitch them in Photoshop for really amazing quality reproductions. I should make a blog post about that later.