A friend of mine showed me these amazing pictures in his sketchbook and I was amazed to find out that they were not washes. No. They were done with markers! I just had to try. These markers are a wonder. All the fun and depth of wash with out any of the mess. These were very fun pieces to do. Each Study was done quickly in a loose style, usually in one sitting.
One day I might have to paint Study #1 in pastel. I just love the energy of that piece. Study #3 captures the power and musculature of these wonderful animals. Look closely at Horse Study #4, you can see the braided tail. My horse expert friends correctly surmised this was based on a polo pony. I knew that (really).
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Across the Tundra
Complimentary colors tend to “vibrate” when placed side by side, to produce the illusion of motion. I chose orange paper for this painting in mostly blue. My entire goal with this picture was to achieve a feeling of motion, a lone wolf sprinting across the barren snow.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Cheesecake
Instead of posting these separately, I decided to make a collage of several of my "cheesecake" pictures. Two of my biggest influences are Frank Frazetta, Royo and Oliva and hopefully that is apparent with these images. Frazetta worked primarily in oil, Royo in anything he wanted while Oliva used water color. Me? I used mixed media for my cheesecake, pen and ink with colored pencil and pastels.
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