purple

I can't get enough of purple/lavender/lilac hues it seems to be slipping slowing into my work. Also noticed I tend to create a lot during full moons...interesting.

progress

more progress on the self portrait. sorry about the crappy quality it was taken with my phone. almost don still have to work in the details and fix the bottom of the painting cause it looks awkward.

inspiration3

so since im back at uni studying art i'll have more projects to share. in painting we are currently doing a portrait and that won't be completed till another 3 weeks. but we are starting on a self project. well working out the process and kinks on a smaller scale before we tackle the larger one in class.

here are some ideas/inspiration for the self-potrait (both paintings are by a very talented artist from California named Charmaine Olivia here's her site:http://www.charmaineolivia.com/)

Sketches from 2011

Here are some random doodles and sketches from 2011. Not the best but this blog is to help me develop my skill and practice. Also simply ignore the poor quality of the images they were taken with my phone.

Mediums include: pencil, graphite, charcoal and sharpee

strange deer girl

an altered mirand kerr

quick sketch of a photo of a favourite artist Charmaine Olivia

doodle I did around two years ago back in Costa Rica

the Queen of Hearts & Croquet (doodled a while back at the airport in phoenix)

having troubles telling how i feel, but i can dance, dance, dance

a shoot i did a week or two ago with an old highschool aquaintance.
unfortunately for us the day we finally did the shoot was extremely cold, windy and pouring rain. at the end of the shoot my hands were swollen and red and completely numb i think i almost cried cause i was so cold. and im supposed to be canadian...

Degas

first official homework from my painting class. we were to select a work from a list of famous artists and try to mimic their painting technique. i chose to re-create one of Edgar Degas potraits from his collection of women sitting and brushing their hair or stepping in/out of the tub. i don't know why but i love drawing or painting the woman body. something so delicate and elegant about it. anywho below is his orignal painting, i still need to go back at touch mine up. not quite satisfied yet but i spent a good 5-6 hours painting it.

Degas is  most known for his dancers (danseuse) series which i loved when i was younger. i remember look at the ballerina's and thinking how beautiful their tutu's were and how delicate they looked.

interesting fact i learned from my professor seabel: he was pretty much a creeper. he adored woman and was fascinated with them but never had the courage to go up and talk to them. due to his shyness he painted/drew these woman from a distance where they didn't even notice him. bizarre but brilliant.