Post-It Art

Life's been a little crazy lately. I did finally upgrade my iMac computer and I <3 it oh so much! Only thing is I lost all my CS3 software...hmm looking at buying CS5 for a $499 student price...Donations anyone? Lol.

Oh so this was a fast sketch with red and green pens.

The Dragon Slayer

Back in 2008, I drew the sketch below.

I never forgot it since it vividly struck an image in my brain. Of course as with everything else, it was pushed back into my obscure memory until I had uncovered that sketch under a big pile of papers. So again I was re-inspired and drew the second sketch in 2009 but it fizzled out...

Since trying to get back to drawing I remembered this one piece and has been on my to-do list for several reasons. I plan to draw it out on 11 x 17 and practice coloring it digitally. It is time to tackle my fears of drawing an entire page/story on a large format. I get overwhelmed with what angle, which perspective, and oh God, what background to draw that it freaks me out so much and I don't think I can see it through. That's just silly so time to grow some balls and just DRAW the damn thing!

More Post-It Art

Yay, more super fast, post-it art!


Mister Jameson, 8.12.10


Big Boy Drunk Off Food, 8.12.10


Arrr!, 8.31.10

Research: Alphonse Mucha

I did a fast image search on Mucha. His style has been an inspiration for me since discovering him in my art history class...especially since we both seem to share a love for long, flowing hair! Here are some great examples I found:

New Project: CMYK

The plan for my next series is called "CMYK" in which I want to portray elements of print design in an artistic matter. In printing, CMYK mode is primarily used so for each color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK) will be personified into female figures à la Alphonse Mucha style, my favorite artist and father of Art Nouveau. Below are some sketches I did last week. Now to find some research on some of my ideas and expand on them.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Finally finished this series (started it in November 2009). I have already started some sketches on a new series, we'll see how long that will take to complete.

More Woman Portrait

Trying to work on those feminine features and trying to move away from angular and sharp edges. Quick sketch I did on the plan on the way to Fort Lauderdale last week (which of course took longer than expected) but never underestimate the power of paper and pencil!