I like them. I also like staring up into the sky. So there's that.
Friday, January 4, 2019
skies and such
Some images for a calendar I made last year.
I like them. I also like staring up into the sky. So there's that.
I like them. I also like staring up into the sky. So there's that.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
the wrath and the dawn
I am just returned from this wonderful thing, where it was cold and glorious and cold and uplifting and awe-inspiring and cold and fantastic and freezing and fun and COLD.
The mind-numbing temperatures, the great company of old friends, and the serendipitous meeting of amazing new friends prompted this post. The image above is some artwork to promote Renée Ahdieh's YA debut, The Wrath and the Dawn.
See it in action here as her Twitter banner!
You can also go to our respective tumblrs to see more artwork in the same vein (with more to come).
Also be on the lookout for the sequel and conclusion to Wrath coming out 3 May 2016 under the intriguing moniker, The Rose and the Dagger.
Believe it or not, the above image actually started out as this sketch:
"For that, I won't even try to play fair" (The Wrath and the Dawn) |
There's a lesson here about what can happen when you open yourself up to change and new ideas and new possibilities, but I'm too bushwhacked from the weekend to figure that out right now. I leave you with this open ending.
Labels:
collaboration,
gouache,
traditional,
watercolor
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
self portrait
So the past few posts were basically me throwing a whole lot of stuff at the internet. I find I'm at peace with that.
This last post (which is 5 out of what turned out to be 5 posts) was a self-portrait assigned by Ms. Frazee. This piece was a turning point for me: it was one of those delicate wooden puzzle boxes that you fiddle and fiddle and fiddle with til something clicks! and it opens! followed by a long while of "wait, what, how did that go again, what was the sequence....argh, why did I close it!" and you fiddle to get it open again.
It gets easier by-and-by, but that first time is pivotal because now you know it can open and you can open it. You're not just a clumsy oaf who can't open puzzle boxes.
It gets easier by-and-by, but that first time is pivotal because now you know it can open and you can open it. You're not just a clumsy oaf who can't open puzzle boxes.
medium: WATERCOLOR. I'm pretty damn sure this time.
Labels:
traditional,
watercolor
twinkle twinkle
Posting a few old portfolio things to begin making way for new portfolio things! Part 4/I-don't-know.
These next few story bits and pieces are from a few years ago, specifically from the classroom of great illustrator whisperer, Marla Frazee.
Labels:
pencil,
traditional,
watercolor
untitled: that starry night
Posting a few old portfolio things to begin making way for new portfolio things! Part 3/I-don't-know.
These next few story bits and pieces are from a few years ago, specifically from the classroom of great illustrator whisperer, Marla Frazee.
Labels:
traditional,
watercolor
chicken little
Posting a few old portfolio things to begin making way for new portfolio things! Part 2/I-don't-know.
These next few story bits and pieces are from a few years ago, specifically from the classroom of great illustrator whisperer, Marla Frazee.
Labels:
traditional,
watercolor
the boy who cried wolf
Posting a few old portfolio things to begin making way for new portfolio things! Part 1/I-don't-know.
These next few story bits and pieces are from a few years ago, specifically from the classroom of great illustrator whisperer, Marla Frazee.
A variation of The Boy Who Cried Wolf:
medium: mostly watercolor, I think....can't remember (alas!)
Labels:
traditional,
watercolor
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