Saturday, May 31, 2014

IT'S JUST A GAME

New pieces for sale in my Etsy shop!
L is for Lion, 2014, Acrylic on panel

S is for Wolf, 2014, Acrylic on panel

T is for Dragon, 2014, Acrylic on panel
Three, 5"x7" acrylic paintings done in the style of my recent animal alphabet pieces, based on the families in the Game of Thrones series: A golden "L" on red for the lions of Lannisters. A deep black "S" on snow white for the wolves of Stark. And a crimson "T" on charred black for the dragons of Targaryen.

Friday, May 23, 2014

R IS FOR...

R is For..., 2014, Acrylic on Board


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The next in my alphabetical series of paintings, R is for Raccoon! Keeping the same energetic, push and pull painting style as F is For... this piece depicts a rascally, rambunctious, bushy raccoon tail being lit by a flashlight in the dark. Raccoons are the next big thing ya know...

Monday, May 12, 2014

THE FORDS

The Fords, 2014, Adobe Illustrator

Not too long ago I completed a fun little illustration for the Thomas Ford Memorial Library in Western Springs, Illinois. I was asked to create some comic book style drawings of Mr. and Mrs. Ford based on their portraits that hang in the library. The idea was to tie them into the summer reading program's theme of graphic novels.

I kept the drawing quick and loose, stuck to a limited palette and used a digital watercolor and ink look complete with hatching. Give a hoot kids, read a book.