Monday, April 30, 2007

More pastel pushing




Still trying to simplify and push the forms in my art , I headed out with Daniel, Ron and Jackson for some outdoor painting this weekend.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Pushing myself outside





As I said in my previous post, I'm trying to push the way I use shape and form in my work. So here are some plein air pastels where I attempted to let go of what I was seeing and tried to paint what the place felt like. At the same time I was trying to find ways to simplify and push the forms. This was much more difficult then I expected, it was also more fun then I expected. I had to fight my own artistic habits every step of the way.

Enjoy, and I encourage any critiques.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Illustration Friday: Today the horoscope said "the music would find him"


I'm struggling through some changes in my art. I'm looking to push the forms and shapes, and find new ways of storytelling. If I post a bunch of weak pieces I'm experimenting and it didn't work.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Illustration Friday: The young Jolly Green Giant noticed leaves where there had been no leaves before.


I have never done a illustration friday challenge, but I couldn't pass this one up.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

New book work



My first book is at the editors, so I have started work on my second. I'm thinking on making it wordless, but right now I'm just playing around with the story and characters.