Speed paint

Speed paint 90 min in Photoshop from photo.

Visualising Data

One of the biggest difficulties I think people have had understanding the economic story that has developed in Ireland in the past 2 years are the scale of numbers.  I heard recently about a solution a designer, David McCandless, had created a solution for getting that kind of information across in a glance.  

The Billion Pound -O-Gram is it

Digital Painting - Animals

When painting in Photoshop one of the big challenges is to use textures. Among the most challenging is creating fur effects. I have practiced this a few times. Sometimes going for the full on cute factor. 

Tomos Moped Oil Painting

I have been really bogged down with work since the holidays and have not had time to do as much art work as I would wish.  I really want to get a big project going but have not had the time.  Frustrating - but I got to eat and pay my dues to the Irish Government so they can pay the poor bankers.  
Anyway during the last break when I got to paint I wanted to do something different . I chose my Tomos Targa moped as though I really am fond of it but I will most likely have to part with it in my next move.  In advance of this I though it would make a good subject.  It is an oil on canvas, 16 x 20".  It took about 20 hours to complete.

Other oil paintings

Over the wall

Plough horses
Ben Bulben