Plein Air!

I have just completed a semester of outdoor location painting.  Here is the most successful crew of the bunch.  I have to say, this class was very challenging.  Although I am well versed in oil painting, it was a completely different monster to take on.  Every moment outside is different from the last, and color relationships determine so much of the successfulness of the painting.  It took a long time for me to resist just painting what I see.  But I think I'm on to something here.

The Day Eye Turned 13

Here is the newly revamped version of "Mommy and Eye", now called "The Day Eye Turned 13".  Meet Roger, Zachary, and Sharon.

Nick Pitch "Mommy and Eye"

Here is a sketch from a story that I have been developing for at 2 minute short which I will be presenting to Nickelodeon.  This adorable little ginger is Zachary, inspired by my boyfriend and an experience that my cousin had as a little boy.  The actual story is top secret right now.  More to come!

The Kiss

Here is my newest Disney piece, in progress, portraying Mickey and Minnie as The Sailor and Nurse from the famous WWII Time Magazine photograph.

Mary Blair

        Today something interesting happened.  Well, it began yesterday.  I had a project due this morning, and I cannot begin to describe how frustrating it was to finish it last night.  It was my Alice piece, the one shown just a couple posts down from this one.  I had my sketch, all perfect, ready to go, and all of a sudden, I hit a wall.  No, not a wall, more like a boulder the size of Australia.  Unfortunately, I had to turn the piece in, unfinished, and very unsatisfied.  But through the confusion and frustration, came a great understanding of what I must do to make this piece really great.  Also, came the largest respect and love for the legendary artist, Mary Blair.  So there you go.  There is always a silver lining.  Even when you have to turn in a very embarrassing work of art, if you can even call it that.  I will now attempt to make Mary Blair proud.  Here I go!

Alice Color Comp

After several color comps, these are the two that have made it to the last round.  I'm still undecided.

Alice Comp

Here's my next venture down the rabbit hole.  It's still very rough and more happy flowers will be added to the bunch, but very excited to see if I can get a contract with my fine art!

Coming Soon...

Here is a comp i'm working on to present to, well, you know who.  The final work will be a fine art painting.

Life Painting Studies

Burton Wapner

My Grandfather was a sherif, a cowboy, a Freemason, and a lover of the desert.  This is my tribute to him.

"The Seven Ravens" Visual Development for Characters

Here is one character from my adaptation of "The Seven Ravens".  Him as a bird, and as the homeless human he transforms into.  See the resemblance?

Charlotte's Web Finished Pieces

You've seen the sketches.  Here are the finished works!  My first attempt at a children's book style.  Produced digitally.

Linkin Park Design Competition

Here is a piece I made for a Linkin Park Design contest.  The public gets to vote one it, along with the band.  So if you would like to help me out, follow this link and vote with your facebook AND Twitter. Two votes is better than one!

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a2a2097b49483dddbe7c609e32ec423b/978

This piece is in response to the band's newest single, "Castle of Glass".  Its meaning is the need to rid yourself of all the evils inside you.

Mother's Day

Here is the Mother's Day gift I made, on 3 8by8 panels.  For legal purposes, I made no profit, did not reproduce it, and take no credit for the character.

The Seven Ravens

Here's some sketches of my poor raven who gets turned into a human.

Disney Fan Art

My wonderful mother bought me "A Disney Sketchbook", so here are some old classics to get your day going!

Charlotte's Web Sketches

I am currently woking on my first children's book pieces, and chose Charlotte's Web.   Here are some sketches.  The final works will be digital.

The Grimm's Tale "The Seven Ravens"

After hours of grueling work, I am proud to present four visual development environments for my adaptation of "The Seven Ravens".  The assignment included mastering a new style.  Typically, I am very detailed and attempt a sense of realism with my art, so I chose to let the art of Samantha Kallis inspire me.  Her graphic and storybook style is something I have always wanted to attempt, so here it is!  My version takes place in the pre French Revolution era, where seven brother ravens, get turned into humans by a baker who is secretly a wizard.  After living the spoiled life, stealing food from the town beneath them, particularly enjoying taking from the local baker, the brothers get what's coming to them.  After being turned into humans, they must live as homeless and deemed crazy, for who would believe their story?  Several years pass, and their baby sister, who is now old enough to steal her own food from the town, discovers who these boys are to her.  In a desperate plea with the baker, he agrees to release the boys from their curse.  They are reunited with their family and never steal from that bakery, so long as they live.

Here, we have the opening setting to the story, with the raven's home overlooking the town they take advantage of.

This represents the town setting, with our eye being lead straight to the bakery.

 This is the basement of the bakery, where the closet wizard can practice his craft and bake his bread.  The raven brothers steal by coming in through the broken window which barely sees the light of day.

This is the alley in which the brothers must call home once they are turned into humans.

The Greatest Treehouse Ever

What would you do if you found a hidden pirate ship treehouse which appears to be abandoned?

That's right, get inside as fast as you can, find the treasure, and rule the world!

The character portion of this story is coming to a theater near you.

Life Drawing

This was our model for Life Drawing