Ben the Great

     It's my brother-in-law Ben's birthday today and I did a small illustration for his birthday card last night. I used reference of an "ugly sweater contest" that he won. It could have used another couple hours work but, that's OK. Comments welcome.

Flower Comission

     I recently received a commission to paint a daisy and a hibiscus flower together. It was somewhat of a challenge to put together reference but, luckily my wife is studying horticulture and was able to point me in the right direction. There is a poem that goes along with this piece. It's a personal poem so if you don't know the people involved it might not mean anything. But it's a touching piece none-the-less:

A Hibiscus suddenly bloomed

Right up the street….

Right here in Arkansas!

I walked on over to have a look,

just to take a peek…..

(I’m really not a ‘flower person’)

But Oh!  What I found!

Just three doors down!

An exotic, tropical rose!

The bloom was a beauty,

All could see that,

But as I got closer…

This flower was so much more!

Solid, strong, bright, happy,

resilient and calm.

Sharing its perfume

with the daisy down the road.

Sunday Sketch

     There's a really cute little girl that we see running around every so often on Sundays and I thought I'd do a little illustration of her. It started out as a little sketch and I thought I'd finish it out. I don't know that it's a very accurate likeness but I think it's fun nonetheless. It's a little different from what I usually paint but I'm trying new things. Comments welcome!

The Hunter Revised

     I have added a little more to the scene and played around with some effects. I think it's a fun piece overall. I would like to play around with it some more but for the most part it's done.

The Conjurer Revised

     I believe that this piece is about finished! For those of you who remember the previous version, this one is pretty similar. But, I have refined and touched up the line quality, colors and added more foliage. I feel alot better about it now. I am going to use this as one of my pieces for my BFA submission portfolio. Comments always welcome.

The Panda Concerto

     This was something I did just for fun today. Originally I was going to include a squirrel somewhere but after several attempts I decided that Mr. Panda didn't want to share any of the glory and wanted to play all by himself. I might still pick at it a little but for the most part it's done. Comments please!

Children's Book Teaser

     I've been debating as to whether or not I want to post the images from the current children's book i'm working on until it's finished. I just like to let the few people that follow my blog know what i'm up to. So, here is the first spread for the book "Special Days". I am still going to fix a few things but they are minor. Comments always welcome!

PORTRAIT PRICES

     I have received quite a few requests for prices on family or individual portraits. I am hesitant to set a definite price because I am negotiable. But here are some prices that will give those interested an idea of how much it will cost to get a portrait done. My prices are based off of the following: Size, and number of people. I charge a base fee for the size and then I charge $20 for every person beyond one. 

Here are the base prices for a few standard frame sizes:

11x14 ($200)          
16x20 ($220)
18x24 ($240)          
24x30 ($260)

24x36 ($280)

(Prices for sizes beyond 24x36 will vary. Contact me for more details)

     As I mentioned, the above listed prices are the "base prices" for the project if there were only one person in the painting. For every person beyond one it's $20 per person. For example for a painting size 18x24 here would be the prices for 1-4 people:

1 Person $240
2 People $260
3 People $280
4 People $300
...ETC...

     Please contact me if you have any questions regarding pricing.     

My contact information:
Stephen Sitton
email: stephen@stephensitton.com
phone: 479-387-5510

The Hunter

     I am currently working on a children's book (this image has nothing to do with the children's book). So until I am done with that I cannot post any of the spreads. Every so often I'll take breaks from the book to try new brushes, or new techniques that I see other artists use. This is a combination of a few new brushes and a technique using screen layers for ambient and direct lighting. I don't think i've got it down yet but it's starting to have a fun feel. I am also pushing myself to allow things to fade out and other things to become more prominent. Anyway, comments always welcome.

Sketch

     I decided that it was about time to try to make some new brushes in Photoshop so I did a little sketch to try a few different brushes out. I had a chance to sit down for an hour or two and just play around which resulted in this. I haven't found anything i'm absolutely in love with yet but i've found some interesting brush combination.

Portrait Revised

     Upon request i've touched up and revised this portrait I did a while back. Hopefully it's for the better!

Gobo Fongo "The Adventurer"

     "I love to find the interesting parts of this crazy world we live in. I love to find awesome new food, I love to see beautiful new places, I love to meet amazing people." - Gobo

The works of God are fair for nought


Unless our eyes, in seeing,


See, hidden in the thing,the thought


That animates its being.

-Theodore Tilton

Cook Family Portrait

     For the most part this painting is finished. I will probably let it sit for a few days and see if I see anything that I don't like.  Please comment!

Cook Family Portrait (In Progress)

     This is a portrait I'm working on for a family of six. It's not finished obviously but I wanted to post something so that everyone could see what I'm working on. The background is going to be lots of fall colors and leaves. Comments welcome.

Tree Nymph

     Yet again another sketch from a while back. I just liked these enough that I thought I should post them.