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Some of the work I created this summer...

What I've been up to...

I haven't been doing very much sketching this summer but I've been doing a portrait painting class with Zhaoming Wu. This is my self-portrait in progress... black and white in oil. :)

Union Square 13IV08

... this was done in a new square-sized sketchbook and a favourite green brush pen I haven't put to use in awhile... another outdoor sketch in an inspiring Union Square.

Happy Easter!

I couldn't resist doing SOMEthing illustrationy for Easter. This is drawn by hand then painted in Photoshop.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Union Square 9III08

Coffee, Sunglasses, Wine glasses...



..."No no no no no" from a drunk man, "Yip, yip, yip" from the dogs...



...sun off the buildings, relaxing with a friend and my sketchbook.

Self Portrait 26II08

Well, I usually don't post more finished work here, but I wanted to share another self-portrait. I painted this in Adobe Photoshop - in black and white, and then 'glazed' some color over it using layers. I like the back lighting and then the secondary light source revealing form on the left.

Life Sketches: Redding

Life Sketches: Stoning Mary

A couple sketches I did tonight of Calgary band 'Stoning Mary'... braved snow and cold to go hear them and had a great time!

Go check out their music on their myspace page.

The Impulse to Soar

Drawing at SFO

My plane was an hour late, but I didn't mind...

Angel Grace

People 5XII07

Some sketches of classmates... The hamburger guy in the corner is inspired by a book of robot paintings I saw recently by Ashley Wood.

Self Portrait 16XI07

I've done so many portraits in charcoal lately, I thought I'd try one in acrylic... it's nice to pick up a paintbrush once in awhile.

Look out my window...

I've taken to staring out my window and drawing whoever comes along. Take a look at some of the people of San Francisco...

A Medici Villa...

"While this building was being constructed Cosimo de'Medici decided to build his own palace, and he therefore explained his intentions to Filippo (Brunelleschi), who put everything else aside and made for Cosimo a very beautiful and large model of this palace, which Filippo wanted to place in the piazza facing San Lorenzo, isolated on every side. Filippo's virtuosity was so clearly displayed in this model that it seemed too luxurious and grand to Cosimo, and, more to avoid envy than the expense, he gave up the idea of using Filippo's plan. While Filippo was working on the model, he used to thank fate for the opportunity of building such a home--something he had desired to do for many years--and for having come upon someone who wanted and was able to build it. But then when he learned of Cosimo's decision not to go on with the project he angrily broke his model into a thousand pieces. And Cosimo was very sorry not to have followed Filippo's plan, for he lated constructed the other palace, and he used to say that he had never conversed with a man of greater courage and intelligence than Filippo..." Vasari, "The Lives of the Artists", pp. 140-141

This passage reminded me of my trip to Italy, where a few years ago I visited a Medici Villa of Petraia. This is from my travel journal from the trip. It's a little... condensed in the middle but a pretty good representation. When you turn around from this view you can see the whole valley, the Duomo in the distance, and even the river Arno.

Just thought I'd share this today:

You open your hand...

"You OPEN Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing." Ps 145:16 NKJV

Chapter XXVIII

Well, it's been awhile since my last post... I've up and moved to San Francisco to pursue an Illustration dream!

Welcome to chapter XXVIII...

Pretty Girl

Pretty girl out at Sunnyside Youth Camp... July 2007.
Medium: Pen and Pencil Crayon