A diary of my adventures in art from painting to 3D animation. I have added work over 10 years so it has become a record of my changing abilities and interests. Contact me if you have any questions.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Bloodsports 11 -studies
Boat study |
ornament -study |
Monday, June 4, 2012
Bloodsports 11- starting
Bloodsports 11 thumbs |
Bloodsports 11 consisted of the following -
"Your Task is to use a monster (pre-existing or self developed) and turn it into a living statue version of itself. Similar to the concept of a gargoyle, these statues can be of any monster, and can be made of any material. Once youve decided- bring it to life! backgrounds are a MUST."
This one was gong to be hard - creature - textures - environment. I started doing thumbs. Unfortunately most of them got lost as I juggled files between my computer and laptop. The remnants are above. I plumped for a toy come to life. Originally it was going to fly but that got ditched when I moved into more detailed sketches.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Lobster Dinner
Lobster Dinner |
I went back to oils to complete this still life. This guy I got frozen. I thawed it and put it on top of some freezer blocks to keep him cold while I worked. It felt odd painting this guy cos this is the first time I had painted something with an eye in a still life. This took about 2 hours and yes on completion he went back in the fridge and the next day was dinner. I took some pics so when I get a chance I will do some Photoshop studies.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Past and present
Found this really interesting merging of past and present photographs. Turns out the building bubble in Ireland did not obliterate all the character of our towns. Kudos to the artist Colm Williamson.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
After Jean Jaques de Boissieu A Male Saint
After Jean Jaques de Boissieu A Male Saint |
This is a master study of a work attributed to Jean Jaques de Boissieus A Male Saint (1781). I saw this painting on the Sothebys auction site. What really struck me about this painting was the execution. I didnt know much about the Boissieus. Turns out he was best known as an engraver.
A search of internet could did not reveal any other paintings. Estimate for auction is only $8000 to $12000.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Olympic Diver Oil Painting
Olympic Diver Oil Painting |
Last Olympics I had a tv card in my computer. I recorded a whole set of sports that arent usually televised. At the time I had the intention of using them at some point. The ones that were really stricking were the divers. The filming of these was really high end stuff. Along with the slowmo it was possible to isolate the diver from the background. It was from one of these sequences that I grabbed this image.
Olympic diver |
Monday, May 21, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Trappers Return
Trappers Return |
This started off as a random doodle exercise but with the idea it would be some environmental piece. It continued form that to the final piece. About two thirds way through I tried to move to a more finely rendered piece but it just didn't work so I scrubbed the layer and kept the roughness. It was a good exercise and a different way of working for me.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
portrait practice 4
Portrait 4 |
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