Traditional Life Studies

 

Spanish Banks digital plein air

On Spanish Banks in beautiful Vancouver B.C. will post more of my digital studies soon...

Life Drawing sketches

 There are few things as fluid and wonderfully responsive as a loaded brush and a sharp pen for me right now...I am gravitating to ink gestures for a variety of subjects... they really make you commit to that little line and train those finger muscles to learn from practice.  Here are a few ink sketches from life...click to see the full pages

Sketchbook Bookstore Studies

Started looking through some of my old sketchbooks and thought to start scanning a few....mostly from coffee shops and bookstores...

 One of my early studies back in college was of a poet by the name of Jack Veeger.  After showing him this sketch and chatting a bit, it resulted in my first book illustration commission for his latest book of poetry.  Always thankful Jack

http://www.jackveeger.com/

International Self Portrait Day

Apparently November 1 is international self portrait day...
A little late is better than never I suppose

Iphone Sketch #1

Have been addicted to doing quick studies on the Iphone...Love the retina display and just how handy it is to accurately color match something on the spot, even if just to make a note of it for later.
Not to worry there has been lots of concept work in the background but for now I can share this quick one.

Ipad Sketch #4

Another quick study of Nolan...hard to keep him still without a cartoon on. Played with some Art Rage for the initial build up.

Life Studies

Life-Study "Emilie +1"

An evening painting of my beautiful wife with baby on the way