I always thought Santa was an alien! That idea somehow evolved into a picture about an alien stranded in a winter wonderland hell with a laser pistol.
Landscape Painting With Ned Mueller
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
A few months ago I took my first oil painting class at a school called the Fall City Fine Arts Studio. Its a really cool place. It is an art school that is located on the outskirts of Seattle in a remote and wild setting. The main barn is where classes are held.
The class that I signed up for was taught by a really talented guy named Ned Mueller, also an Art Center graduate. He is a very distinguished artist and his class was a blast that I am eagerly looking forward to taking again in the future.
W.I.P.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
I’ve been working really hard at work. Have not had much time for personal work. The game is looking better and better every day. This is something that I did over the weekend.
Killer Koala
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
This signage has been something that I have been aching to do to compliment my digital painting. Along with the many other interests I have, letter forms are very compelling to me. A buddy of mine, David Heutmaker, is a super talented artist whose letterforms helped spark my interest in vintage signage with lots of character.
Ginger Inspired Insect
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
My Buddies Albert Ng, John Park and Ben Mauro were doing a form language exploration, and I was feeling inspired to join. So this mini project is a response to their assignment. Truth be told, however, I don’t think that I actually followed the exact assignment as I picked my own inspiration and ran with it! I figured the more random, the better!
This insect began with a sketch exploration in brush pen that was inspired by a piece of ginger I had. I broke down the main form concepts found in the root, did a few studies then began the ideation phase. (If you are skeptical about whether or not ideation is a real word, like I was, you can find it being widely used in many design cultures like entertainment, automotive and product design, where it can be easily adopted). In the end, this concept was a blast to create. The creature started to take on a life of its own and happy accidents helped make this journey loads of fun.
Below are some ideation sketches for this creature and also a series of vehicle designs I had.
Super Speedies
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
These were done super quickly. I gotta take advantage while I have a few spare moments. I enjoy putting down color without having to use fancy brushes, like I use all the time at work. It is a nice departure and is a blast to do as it feels much more artistic! Anyhow, I did these in painter, which is a rad program!
I have been away, doing a lot of reading on all kinds of subjects. Also, in the meantime, I have sold my first oil painting, which was as much a surprise as it was enjoyable. The only funny thing was that I was so excited I forgot to take a picture of it before giving to the guy who purchased it. But all said, there is more for where that came from and it is good to know that that making images for people in that context can be very meaningful to the people who hang it in there houses.
Something a little Fishy
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
I just felt like painting something colorful, so I thought of some fish. Although I was looking at some fish to get this guy started, I quickly ditched the reference and went full steam ahead. I had a great time doing this quick little study…