This is one of the postcards I'll be sending to JT.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Hell (concept 1)
My first concept for the Heaven/Hell project is that Hell is a world without color.
I'm going to paint this to look like one of those old-fashioned paintings. Everything from the bottom half of the "tear" in the drawing will be in full color, and everything above will be left blank except for the skull, which will be rendered in black & white. I'm painting it on wood; the background is going to be an actual wallpaper that I'll stick to the wood. I'm going to paint the bottom half and tear off the top half so it looks like the wallpaper has worn away and the wood wall in the world of the painting is showing up.
The woman is holding a white lily, which represents purity and is apparently a common flower placed on graves. I thought since it was white your eye would be led back and forth from the flower in the bottom half to the white skull in the top half.
I chose to do it in a Victorian style because those old Victorian photographs always look so melancholy and dreary.
I can't wait to start painting this! Now I need to finish my sketch for my second 'Hell' concept...
Sunday, October 7, 2007
4 Monsters
This was a drawing I did for a postcard that I have to send to my teacher. It was a square piece of board, so I wanted people to be able to view it four different ways. I don't really like how the colors came out because I'm not so good with markers, but I scanned the line drawing so it's ok...
Color Sharpies on square illustration board.
The Lion and The Unicorn (B)
The girl represents a unicorn/the moon.
Ink pen and watercolor on 8"x10" watercolor paper.
The Lion and The Unicorn (A)
The boy represents a lion/the sun.
Ink pen and watercolor on 8"x10" watercolor paper.
Elementary (Watercolor)
I got bored so I decided to watercolor one of my drawings. This is a really bad scan...The real thing is much more vibrant and the gradations are subtler.
Young Man Holding A Skull
Replica of a Frans Hals piece. Apparently the painting is a reminder of one's mortality.
Oil on 9" x 12" canvas.
Young Coyote Holding A Skull
Wile E. Coyote in the style of Frans Hals. The original painting is supposed to be a reminder of one's mortality, so I thought Coyote would be the perfect character for this spoof. The blue feather is supposed to be Roadrunner's feather!
Oil on 9" x 12" canvas.
Rust
This painting was done for fun.
It's based on the lyrics from The Arcade Fire's song "Wake Up":
"We're just a million little gods causing rain storms/ Turning every good thing to rust"
Oil and acrylic on masonite.
Kappa
Kappas are Japanese water demons that carry water in their bowl-like heads.
To illustrate my "Otis experience" I've made the liquid in their heads their "creative juices." They're sharing their creativity with each other, reflecting the team work and general good will you see among the illustrators at Otis.
Oil on 9" x 12" masonite.
Show & Tell
This is my set of three illustrations for our "Show & Tell" art show. My theme was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice's wild imagination.
Agents White & Rose
Agents White & Rose are based on Snow White and Rose Red and are villains for my video game concept "RED". I wanted them to look innocent and menacing at the same time.
Agent Blue
Agent Blue is based on Little Boy Blue and is a villain for my video game concept "RED". I made him blind, so he relies on the sound of his horn as a sort of echo-location.
Agent Red
The heroine for my video game concept "RED," which is a twist on classic fables. She's based on Little Red Riding Hood.
Alice Dreamt of Monstrous Things
One of the pieces I created for our "Show & Tell" art show and my first independent sub for Threadless.
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