working on now...

this is a pieces, i am starting the new year off with. i have been hanging on a sketch for some time and am finally bringing it to fruition. this will be 26x38 on some BFK $30 papers or something like that, so far it is just graphite, but i will be messing around with layers of color over top. need a meditative break from all my rushing around, so i have high hopes for this one (unless i screw it up or the cat shits on it). No time line set for completion just taking it easy. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday week, thanks everyone for stayin round.

Art Show Dec 11th Okc. Oklahoma

here is a link to the gallery. link link. hope you call can make it, the reseption is december 11th 6:00 evening, i will have 13 new works on paper in custom frames. Hope to see your faces!

the 13 pieces will also accompany a new zine that is limited to 55 with a custom lino print inside cover. if your interested in the gallery, I am sure they would be more then happy to sell you a copy. The zine is unique to the show, and will not be available afterwards, except for maybe a recolor or something down the road.





Here is the final of the 13, minus the red and custom frame. :D

Over the weekend i had time to finish up the lino and did a test pencil rubbing in a blue china marker pencil. I am considering using this as the first inside page of the new zine on a sheet of velum over the inside booklet. I need to find a red china marker tonight. going on the hunt...

next lino

either its the cover or the first inside page of the next zine for the december art show. still in the decision stages, plus much cleanup work to do as well.

the final of 13

this is a sneak peak, at 13. i will post pics when its done. this is just a place holder.

#12 OF 13

Here is one of the last illustrations for the artshow. i will be showing this piece on its path to being finished. with a final shot of it in the frame.


here is a scan from a small thumbnail that will be blown up to 8x10 and revisited with darker lead. I usually start with thumbs about 1" wide and so on tall. this helps me insure that the space will be interested from a great distance, now for me to make it interesting closeup.



Here is the second step. i have redrawn this over a scaled back 10% print out of my original thumbnail at a size close to 8x10. this also allows me to crop my thumbnail appropriately with
illustrator as to the size i am framing.


graphite on hotpress board 9x13 initial scan, will be followed with a tweaked version with the reds applied.
graphite/ red graphite on hotpress board nearing the final stretch.
click image for larger view.


dye spray to age the image, unless i have the temptation to add anything else i will be posting an image of this in a frame soon

Wow

Wow, just got my first art review on the picdit website! Very cool!
thanks so much Adam for the wonderful post! click here or the photo to be linked.