Final Self Portrait

Heres the final finished self portrait. 

oils 36"x24"

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Megamind Releases Today 11/5/10

So every time i'm asked what i'm working on these days I always try my best to describe the movie, process and work but without anything to really show its a little tough so I'm always glad when the movie launches and im able to actually show you all. Here is the latest from the last year and a half of my life. These are all digital photoshop paintings. Enjoy!

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Megamind

All artwork copyright dreamworks animation

Lighting Keys

Props

Pre-Visualization
(early designs concepts that were for inspiration)

Self Portrait

Heres a crappy iphone photo if a new painting I started. This is about 4 hours in and its getting there. We'll see where it goes. This is based on a photo I took of myself that came out a bit askew to put it mildly, needless to say I dug the photo. I'll keep ya posted.

Oils, 2'x3'

Quick Figure Study

Heres a quick 15-20 minute color study from a model we had in the studio a month ago or so.
Water based oils, 11"x7"
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Live Painting Freqo De Mayo 5/8/10

Heres another painting I did live at club mighty in san francisco. This was done last saturday may 8th during a fundraiser for an art collective I belong to, the fringe arts collective. I actually did a sketch for this one prior to setting up, which I dont normally do.
Acrylic 36"x 12"

My Buddy Briz

Heres a nice boogie shot portrait, I think it captures his best side personally.
Oils 30"x 42"

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Pa

Heres a new painting. This is my father from a photo in the early eighties. I did this for my mother for christmas and although really emotional she loved it. Drawing this for me too was very emotional but once I got the drawing down I flew throught the painting in about 6 hours (2 sessions). Painting is always an amazing process when it flows like this one did. I think its really just a matter of getting out of your own way. Hope you all like it.

Oils, 2'x3'

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New Painitng

A new painting of a friend of mine Chaz Obrien.

Acrylic on canvas 18"x24"

PA

My father passed away on7/8/09. It has been an up and down past few months intellectually, emotionally and creatively. I have some new ideas for my personal art, not that any art I make isnt personal but I mean more in terms of my non-commercial work. I hope to be doing lots of new work this upcoming year in 2010. Its a landmark year and I think I want to contribute.

Heres a collage I made for my dad. I took this to burning man this year and burned it in effigy at the temple along with so many others who found some comfort in their loss by doing the same.

inspired by my pa:

Raised in the watery breath of the soil.

Humid labor.

The strength of those that worked this land so that we all may thrive.

Much love and por vida.

Travis

Finshed the triptych.

Just finished the triptych I did for my buddy tim. I am gonna rest on it for a day check it out with fresh eyes tonight and see if there are any minor tweaks I want to do.

these side pieces are 24"x12" also in acrylic

Desert Amigo

A painting of a friend from down in Joshua Tree. This guy makes some great desert art/jewelry from found bits of metal and junk scraps. You can check out some of it in my flickr site at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44459324@N00/sets/72157608369263193/

Medium is oil and size is 18x24"

Final City Pic

Heres a good shot of the final city painting I just finished. As seen in the progression.

Medium is acrylic and size is 24x36"

Progression

So heres a progression of the acrylic painting I did from the digital sketch I posted a few weeks back. Ill have a nice finished pic up soon but still doing a little tweaking of the final painting. Sorry these are indoor without natural light so they are a bit blurry n washed out but you get the idea. This is a 24x36" piece.

love those work out douches....

another sketch....

couple oh sassy customers...

City Sketch

Heres a quick digital sketch for a piece im gonna start soon, a commision piece for a buddy tim "dirty" dietz. It will be the center piece of a tryptich. Ill post WIP...

Madagascar 2 Out Today

Heres the artwork I promised. This is a good sample of the art I created during the making of Madagascar 2. This is all digital painting in photoshop. Enjoy!
All artwork copyright Dreamworks Animation.

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