Oil pastels drawing – Christmas ornaments

March 22, 2009 Oil Pastel Art

This oil pastel drawing was done in class, and some at home from a photo.  I was pleased with the result.  Art in oil pastel can be tricky.  Although this piece turned out fairly colorful, I always remember that value is the most important.  Oil pastels can also be difficult sometimes to get the fine [...]

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Scratchboard Drawing – “Faces”

March 11, 2009 Scratchboard

This scratchboard drawing was done for my Drawing 2 class.  It was the first time I’ve worked with scratchboard as a medium.  When time permits I will be doing more scratch board!  I love doing these!

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Stippling Art – “Shoe”

March 5, 2009 Artwork

This stippling drawing was done for my Drawing 2 class at TCC.  It took roughly 20-22 hours to complete.  I mostly used a .05 file line Prismacolor pen. In the future I’ll do more stippled artwork. Although it does take time I definitely enjoy doing them. There is something about the stippling technique that is [...]

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India Ink Wash – Cow Skull

March 3, 2009 India Ink Wash

This piece was done in an india ink wash using  mostly sepia, but some black ink is mixed in.  Overall I’m pleased – I think the feel for the lighting worked out well.  But there are some areas I think could be done better with more practice with the medium.  On the right side, I [...]

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Scratchboard Drawing – “anathema”

February 26, 2009 Scratchboard

Here’s the latest scratchboard drawing I am working on. The scratchboard is 8×10, etched with a xacto blade. You’re looking at about 15 hours of work there so far. The piece is called “anathema” (in honor of bodikalisattva at plurk, who is the exquisite subject in the piece).

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Faith no more has returned (?!?!)

February 26, 2009 misc

Faith no more is back, folks! This announced yesterday on a facebook page and a couple non-official sites…. http://www.fnm.com/news/ http://cacavolante.net/news/ “We can only hope that the experience of playing together again will yield results erratic and unpredictable enough to live up to the legacy of FNM. Who know where this will end or what it [...]

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