Illustration Friday - Garden

The topic this week is Garden. I "dug" deep for this one and found it "buried" in my sketchbooks from the turn of the century (it just sounds cooler that way). Hopefully you can appreciate the "fruits" of my labor. After letting this topic "bug" me, I finally remembered this piece.

Sorry for the puns. I'm feeling kinda weird right now.

- ink over a pencil sketch

Illustration Friday - Leap

Another entry for Illustration Friday. The topic was "leap" and the first thing I thought of was an Airborne Ranger. I kept seeing this image and was reminded of the movie series "Band of Brothers" on HBO a few years back.

I'm not completely happy with the details (the left hand seems awkward, the boots could be more realistic) but I am happy with getting the picture in my head transferred to paper.

Now I have something to reference if I want to pursue this piece further.

It seems as if I have turned a corner, creatively. Almost as if I have been able to take a mental picture and make it real...something that can be seen by everyone...a portal directly into my creative cerebral cortex. Something that until recently has been a bit of a challenge for me. I seemed to rely on models heavily to inspire the piece. Instead I feel that the piece inspires the models and references that I use. I can put the idea in my head and completely see everything and the complete layout. It is only a matter of finding the right reference for the details (hands, feet, face) and plugging that into the mock up of my creation.

I don't remember what cerebral cortex means exactly or what part of the brain it refers to, but it sounded cool. Right??

-pencil, 9x12"


NEXT!!

IF - stitch

"A stitch in time saves 9."

What the heck does that mean??

We'll just not worry about saving 9. We'll get time stitched back up and back to work.

IF - backwards #2

IF - backwards #2



















Alright kiddies, kittens and daddy-o's...#2 in the Illustration Friday venture. I have been lurking there for too long and i guess that I am coming out in full force with a double post for this week's topic. Here is the link to IF (www.illustrationfriday.com). There are a ton of good artists there in a multitude of mediums. I am but a simple artist among some of these geniuses. i will try to keep up with them on a weekly basis. Stay tuned friends!