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.

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.

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.

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.

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.