Tower of Ghenjei

Based off the tower of Ghenjei from the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan.  Just reread parts and remembered theres no entrance.  oops.  might fix it or just leave it as a fantasy tower.  Inspired by Erik Teimens amazing work

New post finally, final portfolio for school

These are my final portfolio submissions for drawing 1.  some of the photos are from my phone so they're not the best...

2 Pt. Perspective.  This was done in the stairwell of the school, but i ended up having to 'wing' the last bits of it at home.  

Experimental charcoal drawing.  This was the first time ive worked in charcoal but i think it came out well

Gradient Scale.  Top is vine charcoal and bottom is compressed charcoal

Charcoal Stencil.  For this we had to cover the whole sheet in compressed charcoal and then use custom stencils to erase out shapes

Still Life #1.  This was the first still life, just Styrofoam spheres and boxes with a spotlight on it.  done in vine charcoal after toning the paper

Still Life #2. done in a combination of vine and compressed charcoal

Hand Study.  white and black conte on grey paper

Face Study.  white and red conte on grey paper

yep..

New Portfolio!

Thanks to my awesome girlfriend Rachel for my nice new portfolio case!!  Now I don't have to carry around the ghetto stapled cardboard one anymore!

Inspired by Angela Martin

Hey all, I was looking at Jay and Angela's new quilt "Summer Rain in Bali" and this is my interpretation of how it might look.  Sort of an Artist inspire Artist thing... Anyway, I sampled the color pallet straight from the quilt photo and used it for the painting.  Have a look at their quilt (well Angela's quilt), it's amazing!

http://martinquilts.blogspot.com/2011/02/summer-rain-in-bali.html

sketches that i'm getting off of facebook...

random drawings from my sketchbook from last year...

new painting wip...

new painting that i just started, working off pencil sketch i did in the afternoon half of the mandatory training...

This painting is very deep.  there are many thematic elements that are perhaps at first notice, unnoticeable.  This painting is a metaphor for downfall of society...  okay. theres no depth at all in this.  its a future chick on a big machine..  :)

630-1 Training

trying to stay awake in our mandatory training the other day.  

This is just a photo from my phone so the quality isnt that great.  measures about 5x7