Back on track!

I'm back! And I just finished T-shirt and poster designs for the "One Good Reason" anti-smoking campaign! I'll be the featured artist for May. I'm very, very, very happy with the design. I'm hoping to see some of my shirts walking around out there!

Comm Arts

Have any of you ever looked at Communication Arts, the magazine? I do...constantly. Well, I decided to enter their illustration contest. It was all very rushed, and I had to hurry some of my stuff along, but here are the five pieces that I entered. There are always so many fantastic artists who enter, so I'm just happy that I got the application. Honestly I'm not planning to be published in the mag, but it was at least a goal of mine to enter the contest this year. I'm going to be working on some more solid pieces, and enter next year again.

New, for Christmas

Here's a new one. I put it together in about an hour for a good friend, to give to her mother-in-law for Christmas. I've got several more projects at the moment. I'll post them shortly.

Old Before New

Some of my oldest works.

Another for the show

Yet another image of my work for the upcoming show. I had to work on this one quickly. I didn't like the other pieces that I had to choose from, to hang in the show, so I decided to produce a new one on the spot. Here's the result.

Mondo Fine Art show

Okay, I'm very, very excited about these two!

I'm getting ready for a show with Mikell Stringham, and Mondo Fine Art. These are two of the pieces I've just finished for that show.

I think that the face of lady #2 is so pretty. I was excited to have it come out on paper. I was a little leery about keeping her topless, but I'm comfortable with her the way she is. She's quite reminiscent of my older work, which I've really been trying to reincorporate into my work. Lady #1, in my opinion, is also pretty. I'm completely content with her, and with how she's turned out. I'm trying to play around with increasing contrasts; more pure black, and bright white. I'm removing outlines from my work, meaning that I'm not defining white spaces with lines. I'm defining it, rather, with black space around...like on lady #1's face. I've not outlined her jaw or forehead. I've defined them using her hair and her collar. I'd eventually like to completely remove outline. It make for a stronger piece, I feel. It makes a piece look more like legitimate artwork, and not just drawings or sketches.

Gearing Up!!!

Okay, I've been busting my brain, trying to get some work done. I've really been feeling the "flow" lately, and have wanted to take advantage of it. I've got a couple of potential shows coming up soon, and want to submit new, fresh work for the two of them. Here are some preliminary pieces that I've got to finish by the end of this week. I'll be experimenting a little with gold leafing, new colors, etc. I'll most definitely post the finished pieces.