Finding the Light in Acid Green
The Architecture of Isolation: The Making of "The Unbelonging"
From the very first sketch, I knew I wanted this character to be at odds with her environment. The plan was always to place her in front of a monotone, architectural world — a rigid backdrop that would act as a foil for a much more vibrant, expressive portrait. I wanted to see if I could capture that feeling of being physically present in a space while remaining entirely "other."
Update: 10 Questions for Artists
10 Questions for artists ran for 10 weeks, 5 years ago. (5 YEARS?!?) These posts still receive a lot of interest so I don't want to remove them. If you enjoyed them, maybe consider joining my newsletter in case I decide to add new ones to the mix.
Enjoy!
The Artist’s Palette: Why I’m Obsessed with Brilliant Undercoats
Since the start of the year, I've been kind of obsessed with neon colours. Orange and Pink to be specific. I know. Who IS this person?!? From darks to uber bright. Just goes to show, change can happen. Even for old farts like me.
Call Backs. Finding Great Tutorials From Days Gone By.
I wish I could say I'm all refreshed from my trip to the UK, all raring to go, brainmeats filled to the brim with the NEW and EXCITING. Except. We didn't go to the UK, and had to cancel due to some stupid flu bug we caught. I'm still not completely over it *hack hack*. And I am COMPLETELY over it.
Three Months In
It's been a very busy start to the year between the weekly Let's Face It lessons, tweaking my website(all shiny'n'new!) as well as trying to make the work reflect who I am along this crazy art journey, I feel like I've been pulled in a bunch of directions and frankly, I'm ready for Winter to be over and have a bit of a break. Good thing there's a trip to the UK in the offing.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)