People at the Library

Whenever I get a chance I try to sketch people in public. I'm not often in a place where lots of people are, so I sometimes go to the library on breaks from work and sketch people there. Most of these are very small and they happen very quickly, which is something I really haven't gotten used to yet.

Making Models

Here are a few of the models I've made for recent paintings.  They're small and kind of silly, but I think they help a whole lot in making things look a little bit more real.

I learned about this in the book Imaginative Realism by James Gurney

THS Concession Stand

I'm not really sure that this building is a concession stand, I think it is. Or it was for the old baseball fields at Titusville High School and doubled as storage. When I was in high school, I remember walking to this building with another student to get a box or something to help out a teacher. I don't really remember what for. I think it was cold that day, and maybe sunny. That's all I really remember. Other than that one time, I never went near it.

Pumpkin Cabin Oil Painting

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Here's the finished "Pumpkin Cabin" painting that I've been working on for the past month or so. 

October and Pumpkins.

I guess I like to paint a lot of pumpkins around October, because you can't see them for the rest of the year.

Watercolor at the Crossroads

Here are the latest sketches from my new little watercolor kit (which I'm really liking).

I had to run to Staples the other night, so I figured I'd bring my sketch kit and watercolor something before the sun went down. I parked my car in the parking lot and just kinda sketched the first thing I saw. I've always found it weird, seeing all those artificial lights when the sun starts going down. It just feels awkward and unnatural.

ConceptArt.org

I joined LevelUp a few months ago, an online workshop at ConceptArt.org mostly for digital artists. I want to get more familiar with digital painting, so I decided this would probably be a good way to do so.

I kind of overestimated myself though. With my other assignments that I've been doing in the Famous Artist Course (which i'll maybe post about later), I haven't been going through the LevelUp assignments as quickly as I would like.

For instance, 2 months ago I received the first assignment: 20 black and white composition studies of masters. Which is basically just copying other works you like.

I'm only on number 8 i think. Which is just sad... But here's the latest one I did. They're not supposed to take forever, so you try not to spend too long on them. This one took me about 3 hours.

 The original is on the left, by Frank Frazetta. Mine is on the right.