Life Sketches

Another sketch while listening to a sermon in church... I'm not staring at you, really!

Enor

I'm working on the illustrations for a Christmas story involving a mouse named Enor, written by Rev. Gene Packwood. Here is a simple pencil crayon/pen sketch of him.

World, meet Enor. Enor, meet the world!


"Why, hello world! What a treat to meet you all!"

[©2007 BKV, Medium: Pen and Pencil Crayon]

What about Darth Maul?

So, I had some fun at the Comic Expo yesterday. I wandered around talking to various artists, looking at their INCREDIBLE work! A guy named Louie Del Carmen was really inspiring (he does storyboards for The Rugrats and Kim Possible), as well as David Colman.

Also, got to see some celebrities: Ray Parks (Darth Maul), Morena Baccarin (The Orisi from Stargate SG:1, also on Firefly), Christina Hendricks (Firefly), and oh yah... Robert Picardo (The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager)! How fun was that, they were so accessible too!

One of my favourite parts I caught on video. Watch Darth Maul weild his lightsabre here.

Also got some promo pieces for "The Shatner Show" occurring this summer at the Uppercase Gallery. Some ACAD peers are involved so I'm really excited for it!

Albert

Well... I drew this on the table at lunch-time. He was so cute I had to capture him! Thanks to Melanie for the, er... inspiration.

Life Sketches: Jeff

Jeff, a missionary from Northern Africa, shared with us today about moving foward into the callings we've received. Not to just wait, but to take the initiative and push open the door.

"Get out of bed and get dressed! Don't loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!" Romans 13:14 MSG

Life Sketches: Pastor

Sketched this in church yesterday -- I like how it turned out!

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19 NIV

Hide

©2007 BKV
Medium: Pen, Pencil Crayon and Digital

I used my roomie hiding on our couch as the reference. Though this looks nothing like her I like the feeling of it... for a quick sketch.

Can you find the hidden text?

Life Sketches: Guitars

I did this sketch originally on the same orange paper as my last posting, but I like it so much in black and white that I thought I'd post it bare. These are my friend Henry's guitars.

Life Sketches: Traced Image

I was inspired recently to start sketching more in day to day life, especially subject matter which moves quickly and is hard to capture. I'll post more here as I do more.

This is from Saturday night when I went to hear a band called Traced Image.

Communication

©2002 Bethany Vanderputten
Medium: Acrylic + FW Ink on Gessoed Denim

I created this illustration for TEC Calgary in 2002 as part of a series of 10 banners which convey the topics of talks like "Who am I?", "Friendship", "Communication", etc. They were all sewn into banners with various colors of matting and these were hung on wooden dowling with a thick cord attached. (See example to the left). This banner was created for the talk entitled 'Communication'.

The following is an example of a preliminary sketch for this piece:

Carry the Torch

©2005 Bethany Vanderputten
Medium: Acrylic + FW Ink

This is an especially red illustration I created a little over a year ago for my pastor. Sold.

Phoenix

©2007 Bethany Vanderputten
Medium: Mixed Media

Created for Illustration Friday, topic "Phoenix".

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! Here's to new beginnings.

Holiday Peace

©2006 Bethany Vanderputten

Created for Illustration Friday. What do you need after the holidays but some much-needed peace... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

HELP me Santa!

©2006 Bethany Vanderputten
Medium: Pencil and Digital Art

Created for Illustration Friday.

Mask

(c) Bethany Vanderputten 2006
Medium: Mixed Media

Created this Illustration for Illustration Friday. I thought I'd get a jump start this week, though I'm not sure what I'll do all week waiting for the next topic!

I am a big fan of the bright colours of neon highlighters and the thick ink of sharpies so I thought I'd create a really bright illustration this week. It's all done by hand except for a little bit of highlights and lowlights done in Photoshop to up the impact at the end.

- Bethany

Might

Medium: FW Ink, Quill Pen, Mixed Media
(c) 2006 Bethany Vanderputten

Created for Illustration Friday. I was inspired when researching the topic (Might) by the story of "Mighty Aphrodite". This illustration depicts the might of the sculptor's attraction to the statue he created... and she then comes to life!

The composition was inspired by Angelo Bronzino's work "Pygmalion und Galatea".

Thanks for checking out my work!

Christmas Presence

Medium: Computer-generated art
(c) 2006 Bethany Vanderputten

Thought I should post this Christmas CD design/illustration I completed last year for Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Calgary, AB. It was nominated for a 2006 GMA Canada Covenant Award for CD/DVD ARTWORK OF THE YEAR. Another illustration I created in Illustrator: I'm a big fan of bezier curves...

Oh, and I should mention, the CD won SEASONAL ALBUM OF YEAR!! I highly recommend it to get you in the holiday mood! Check it out in detail here.

Merry (Early) Christmas all!

Invention

Medium: Computer-generated art
(c) 2006 Bethany Vanderputten

Created for Illustration Friday. I couldn't resist asking the question... so much of my inspiration comes after a good cup of coffee! I was inspired by looking at calendars of Louis Tiffany work - next time I may try to hand paint it, but I was having fun playing in Illustrator for this one. Enjoy!

- Bethany

Miracle Maker Jesus

Medium: Pen & Crayola Markers
(c) 2003 Bethany Vanderputten

Created as a character concept for "Miracle Maker", a play run in 2003 at my church.

Ears

Medium: Pen & Crayola Markers
(c) 2006 Bethany Vanderputten