Spot Illustration "The Swing"

I must sincerely apologize for all of you who actually follow my blog posts. It's been almost a month since my last post and I thought it was about time I posted something. I haven't been idle, however, I have been spending time designing my website. It should be done by the end of the month (hopefully).

This was intended to be a warm-up painting. But, I don't think it really counts as a warm-up considering I spent more than one sitting to do it. But, over-all time, it probably only took me 2-3 hours. I used some photo-reference I had laying around of my nephew playing t-ball. Comments welcome.

( Once school starts up again my posts will be a LOT more frequent, I promise!)

"Monkey Love" (finished)

     Similarly to the previous post, this illustration is pretty much done. I'll post it on here early to see if anyone has any last minute critiques. Chances are this is how it will look when I turn it in unless I see something that needs fixing.

(Alas, I was going to do a third illustration for my final but I have run out of time. It is almost 6 a.m. and I have worked through the night and I know for a fact that I can't pull out a 3rd illustration in less than 10 hours time. Do not mourn, however, for I will complete the third illustration during the break.)

"This is Bull" Finished

     I might change things over the next few days before it's due. But, this is pretty much how it will look when I turn it in. I took the windmill out because it just wasn't working for me. Comments Welcome!

"This is Bull!" (Work in Progress)

   This is another sketch for an illustration i'm working on right now. It's still really rough at this point. What i'm trying to decide is if I want to crop in or not. I feel like when I don't crop it's not as interesting. But, I'm afraid that it's kinda awkward cropping a cow right down the middle. What do you think? Crop? Don't crop? In the cropped version I thought maybe a curved fence in the front would help balance the image out. I forgot to add cowbells. But they are going to be in there. (Any cow/bull experts out there please critique the cow anatomy) I need feedback!

Monkey Love (Work in Progress) **Updated**

     This is a sketch for an illustration I'm working on. I happen to know that foliage, branches, leaves, etc. are not my strong suite so, I am purposefully doing an illustration full of all of the above to push myself. I think i'm going to put more leaves and stuff in the background. But this gives a general idea of what i'm working on. I would love any input I can get.

** I've updated it a bit since the first 3 comments**

PRINTS AVAILABLE!

For any of you who are interested I have a site available where you can purchase prints of some of my work. The website regulates how much I can charge so they are very cheap! It's a website called DeviantArt. I'm using it until I find the time to get together an actual website with an online store.

Check it out:

http://stumpyfongo.deviantart.com/prints

Sketches

     This weekend my wife and I went to her parents house and I forgot to bring the charger for my laptop and so I couldn't do any of my homework that I was working on digitally. So, to keep myself occupied, I decided to do a few caricature type drawings of some of my in-laws and my wife and I. These were done on canson paper with Cole-erase pencils.

Infertility

    I was going to print this today and be done with it but the place where I get my prints done closes early on Saturdays.  I wasn't planning on posting this until Monday after I turned it in but I figured I could use a day to let it sit and perhaps get a few critiques/comments. That way, if I decide to change anything I can get up early on Monday before I print and make the last minute corrections. So, that being said, Please comment!

Au revoir mon amour...

     I'm finally done with the first of my sadness themed illustrations. I've had a lot of fun with this one! It's not due until next Monday but I figure I'll post it and see what kind of feedback I can get before then. Comments welcome!

Sorrow/Sadness Sketches

     In my Illustration class we have the theme of sorrow or sadness. I've chosen to illustrate two separate ideas. The first is a conceptual piece and I'm not going to tell you what it's about because I want to see if you can guess it's theme or what concept I'm trying to illustrate. I'd like to see what you guys think it's about! My second idea is pretty straight-forward. Two fishes are separated at the store and the beautiful one has been bought and they must say their "adieus".

Keep in mind these are still in the rough stage. Comments are always welcome!

Canson Paper Drawing

     I thought that I would venture outside of my normal posts and show something non-digital. For one of my drawing classes we set up still lifes and drew them on canson paper with charcoal and white oil paint. My still life is deceptive though. I say still life because in reality I was drawing a mannequin head with a beanie and goggles on. But I guess it should be classified as a portrait instead. Oh well. I took this picture with my iPhone because I don't currently have a camera. So the quality is a little poor. Sorry!

Lions

     This is the concept that started the entire series in the first place. I had alot of fun with the series as a whole but this was probably one of my favorites.

Polar Bears

     Polar bears just seem happy to begin with. It wasn't much of a stretch for my imagination for me to give them smug expressions. Don't stand too close, you might get wet!

Flamingos

    
     While painting this image I learned that flamingos get their colorfullness from the food that they eat. Without it they are a pasty greyish-blue color. You learn all kinds of interesting things as an artist. I like the richness of the colors on this one.

Baboons

    
     This illustration probably changed the most throughout the entire process. I believe this is the fourth variation of the concept. As with all my projects I would have like to spend a few more hours on this but, who knows if it will ever happen. All-in-all I'm happy with where it ended up. Baboons (or Mandrills) have the most ridiculous butts of any animal I've ever seen. And the most colorful as well.