Sort of painting...

So I finally have something to show you...sort of....

I've been working quite a bit and not a lot of time has been left for the drawing board. So, I have started a little painting; in acrylics of all things!

I have been doing some embellishing on my Front Runner pony figurines using acrylics and while I was waiting for one to dry, I pulled out some art media board and started on a small painting. This is based on a photo I took of some Connemara ponies while we were in Ireland eons ago. They might stay Connies or I might turn them into Highland ponies, another fav.

I promise this will get finished this week; and thanks very much to those who posted me privately...it was nice knowing people are missing your work

Student Work-Mine!

So the studio is almost back to normal--in cleaning up, I had to go through a couple of old portfolios and came across some of my student work from my illustration course at Sheridan College. (And yes, that is the same Sheridan College that is producing all those great animators that ILM and Pixar come and snatch up. I think I picked the wrong course!! :-D )

Anyway, these were two paintings done in acrylics from still-life set ups. We had loads of skulls at school and I loved to draw them, especially on toned paper with black and white pastel.

I remember doing this value exercise; comparing the value in one part to another part of the skull and painting it accordingly. Over and over again. I used to get so lost in those paintings and would be exhausted at the end--just from the mental exertion. The red scarf was a similar idea but stressing reflected color.

Wasn't it great how much time one had back then?