I figured I would mix it up a little bit this post. I've been working digitally lately but I always think traditional skills are best.

First up, some sketches of Antarctic explorers. I was trying to get reference for the clothing worn by early 1900's explorers, and was surprized to see so many one-zies. I thought they would look funny with bear ears.

And then there were nudes. These were sketched from a book of old photography from Paris.

And then a digital sketch. A still life from DeviantArt I reenvisioned from a photo. Nothing serious, but a great way to practice. I think this took about an hour.

Past and Present II

Oil on Canvas 9x12

Akane got me new boots for Christmas and I had paint the old and the new again. I did this one other time and I think it's a great way to show the passage of time. Now I also think this could make a nice advertisement illustration. I wonder what "Doc Martens" would think.

After some good feedback from artists at NYCC I decided to paint this using some characters from the "Warhammer online" game. High Elf vs. Dark Elf during dusk/dawn (depends if you're an optimist).

Elven Dual - oil on canvas 15.5x12.5

For some reason I really like Dwarves. I also like Vikings and they go together well.

Graphite 8.5x11

A new Warhammer fan art sketch. I would like to work for these guys, so I should add something to the portfolio specifically for them.

Graphite on Tracing paper 11x14

Two in one week, both paintings and blog posts.

A green dragon to go with the red dragon, and to practice green. I think it shows that I understood the leaves more than the dragon. I guess that means I need to invest in a good dragon statue :)

I'm not sure if I like the beak design or not. The shape is something I do often, but usually with the idea of teeth and scales down the snout. I do like the "grape vine" horns. I need to explore that more.

"Vernal Dragon" 5x7 oil on paper on panel

After 4 months, I finally am able to do personal work. I came up with this dragon design out of frustration while sketching some red cloth. Red is a difficult color to master for me so I set out to paint a red dragon as practice (and I thought it would look good on a t-shirt). Since this is supposed to be practice (and a small t-shirt design) I painted this at 5x7", and brought it here at full size.

I also painted this to try out a more "Donato" painting style. It is similar to how I prefer to paint, but his medium is a little different than my typical. I also painted on gessoed panel when I prefer canvas. All in all, I enjoyed it a bunch.

"Autumnal Dragon" 5x7 oil on panel