New Holiday Time Sketches.

Heres a couple sketches Ive done the last couple days. The first was inspired by watching and listening to the Lord of the Rings. This was just a sketch from a idea composition I had and in then turned into rivendale just like that.

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The second is inspired by the country around where my mom lives up in northern CA in the redding, chico area. There are some beautiful landscapes up there.

Both are digital photoshop paintings. 1st about 3 hours the 2nd about 2.

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New Painting

This is of my friend heather mitchell. I started this one a while back and got back to finishing it last night. Im pretty happy with the final. Acrylic 20"x16" on 2"gessoboard.

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New Painting.

So heres a new painting I started a couple months ago from just throwing some random paint down. It's funny how you can start something and let it sit for so long then bust it out when you have to. So this sat at my easel until I got a little inspiration. 

This is 24"x36" and acrylic.

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Golden Gate Park

Heres a little digital piece I did today. I went out with a couple friends on the solstice a couple weeks ago and we had a nice jaunt about Golden Gate Park. It was a gorgeous day and I painted a lot of pictures in my head but this spot and time of day and glow stayed with me. If you know GGPark you probably know this spot.

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Live Painting from our monthly fundraiser at Double Dutch called Big Bottom

So another post and so quickly. What can I say Im finally making moves again. This is another live painting from one of my art collectives fundraisers, this one called Big Bottom. I used to do this more but it trailed off over the last couple years but it looks like I could start doing it again monthly, which I might just do. This one was done at Double Dutch at bar(slash)nightclub in the mission district of SF. This took about 4 hours with a few touch ups at home. This is acrylic on gessoboard 9"x18". I love these things, if you havnt used them I suggest it highly. Im using the Ampersand brand and the the pro's are amazing, quick drying action, amazing texture build up, silky smooth paint application, I could go on. Try them! Enjoy

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Its been a while...

Not sure how many of you check here that often but its been a little while since my last post. But I have a few new things to add. First off go check out my new online portfolio. This is my "professional website" stuff so its a mix of some stuff youve seen on here plus a bunch of new work from Dreamworks and from my own personal stuff. Take a look. Thanks.

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Portfolio

Linclon Painting.

So some buddies of mine own a bar in Reno called the Lincoln Lounge, you can check it here http://www.thelincolnlounge.com/ swing by if you're ever in Reno. There is a pretty good brood of artists who know these guys and they have several Lincoln painting throughout. I am honored to now have this piece hanging in the joint (soon).

Acrylic 30"x40"

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Cuz's kids

So my cousin courtney who I haven't seen in probably 15 years posted this pic on face book that I loved so Im surprising her with this little painting soon. This is acrylic on a masonite backed wood frame. 12"x16" I kind of like the way this one turned out.

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Jaxon Northon is Dollars & Sense

Heres a new one. Tis is a painting of my buddy and fellow slapper of paint Jaxon Northon. Check out his sweet work here Jax. This is just the start, I think but its been a 5 hour painting to point. We shall see where it goes. 

Acrylic 24"x36"

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New SF City Painting

Heres a new piece I recently completed. This is a 48"x30" acrylic painting done in roughly 35 hours. This was a complicated piece for me having never attempted such a large acrylic painting with such huge gradients, namely the sky. I had to use a water sprayer for the first time and the cheap one I picked up from the local hardware store made it a bit more of a challenge. This is loosely based on a previous cityscape I did, which you can check out earlier in this blog. Im happy with the final piece. Enjoy. 

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The digital sketch I started with.

My setup

Close ups

SF City Landscape Progression

Heres the progression for the painting.

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Live Painting from Mighty SF 1/22

Here is an acrylic painting I did live at Mighty SF a club in the city where you do the shaking and the butting and the moving. This is a couple hours in the dark with some touch ups at home.

Acrylic 30"x12"

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Fall Sketch

I've been feeling the fall colors lately and have done a few digital sketches.

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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"