Thursday, December 03, 2009
I'm going to be in Culver City
I just wanted to let everyone know that Craig Harris we will be having the last Nomad Gallery art show of the year this Saturday Dec 5th. See my link in the margin.
It will take place from 5-9pm at the
Los Angeles Event and Meeting Center
located in Culver City.
10601 W. Washington Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90232
I'll be there, so come on by and say hello. Let's talk art!
It will take place from 5-9pm at the
Los Angeles Event and Meeting Center
located in Culver City.
10601 W. Washington Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90232
I'll be there, so come on by and say hello. Let's talk art!
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
I was there at the CTN EXPO!
I did a demo on Sunday, and my friends Mark McDonnell and Nicolas Villarreal were kind enough to take some pictures. This shows my initial lay-in when I'm doing a figure drawing. I begin with long flowing lines, and build my shapes up in terms of design and not anatomy.(I should also note that these drawings were done out of my head, and no model was present for this demonstration.)
I begin to build my shapes by focusing on the rhythm of the pose.
At this point I probably stopped to blather on about something, fortunately long enough for Nicolas to take a picture without my arm being in the way. These drawings don't take more than about five minutes (maybe seven minutes including my talking), so Nicolas had to be quick.
I continue building the shapes, but this time using my understanding of anatomy.
I have to say I was very impressed by the number of people that were interested in my approach to figure drawing. My approach makes sense to me, and it seemed to resonate with the people listening. I was heartened to see such eager minds taking an interest in something seemingly so perfunctory -- but a necessary part of design. 
Here's a screen shot from the overhead video camera. It was squashed in perspective, so I had to unsquash it to present it to you here -- hence there is still a little bit of distortion. Now, this isn't the same drawing I was working on in the photos above, but I managed to give three demos during my presentation, and this was one of the other demos.Thursday, November 19, 2009
I'll Be There...
I'm going to be at the CTN Expo. On Saturday I'm going to be doing a discussion in a forum called the "Line Kings." And, on Sunday I'm going to be doing a demo. I hope to see you all there.
Monday, October 26, 2009
My Artwork For Sale at...
My good friend Craig Harris has just started an online gallery that also makes periodic (brick and mortar) appearances throughout the Southland -- hence the name Nomad Gallery. He has invited me to participate as one of the featured artists in his gallery, so if you are interested in purchasing some of my artwork or just want to find out when the next show is going to happen (December 5th), please go to the Nomad Gallery.I am selling a print of this faerie image, so please visit my friend Craig Harris at the Nomad Gallery.
Craig also has a tremendous roster of artists that reads like a who's-who in the animation industry's LA area.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
This One's for MAC...
It's been a while, but MAC pestered me and eventually shamed me into posting something -- thanks bud!I have to admit, I'm so old school I like drawing with the centuries old pen nib and ink. I trained this way years ago, and at one time in my various past lives as a freelance artist I used to do ink drawings for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate -- with my drawings appearing in over 52 newspapers throughout the country. But, that was back when Prince first crashed into the music scene, and Nintendo had just come out with their first games. So, as you can tell that was a long time ago.
But, let's face it, who wants old school illustrations -- right? So, I decided to push this drawing into the technological world of the 20th century and add a little color using my Wacom Tablet and Photoshop 7.0.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Doodle Discovery
I was going through a folder filled with odd sketches and came across this one. I can't remember why I drew this, but it looks like a Planet of the Apes inspired sketch -- or just a samurai ape. This sketch was drawn on bond with graphite, and obviously from imagination.
Friday, July 31, 2009
I have just posted at Sketchclub. If you would like to see the rest of this image, go to Sketchclub.Noelle has also posted her version of this mark too. Come and have a look.
