Wonder Woman Study 12x14
Hey there guys! I am in the middle of a few design and painting commissions, but thought I would post this quick portrait. Trying to draw more emotional brushwork out of my studies. Hope you dig it! More to come.
Slave Leia 16x20 Oil on Board
And here is today’s Slave Leia painting!
These are the things I painted today. I title today: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Take your pick!
God as the Dreamer 24x48 Oil on Canvas. 2012 Private Comission
Hello all! Just finished this private commission and thought I would share it. The third in my Incarnation series, “God as the Dreamer”, is pretty self explanatory. I love working large, but I hate trying to capture my technique on camera. There is a lot of glazing and subtlety that is lost in the muscle tones and wispy strands of thought; leaving flat ridges and dull areas. Ah well…guess I could always pay someone to do a real job. All in all, I am very pleased with this piece and hope you dig it too. As always, the best compliment you can pay me, is by sharing this with others. Thanks! grant
God as the Dreamer WIP Oil on Canvas
Hey there everybody! Just thought I would get back in the habit of regular posting. This piece, God as the Dreamer, is the third in my Incarnation series for a private client. Each work is 2×4 and represents a unique deific theme. This project has been very satisfying and I am very excited to share where this piece is headed. While nowhere near done, I still couldn’t resist sharing a quick pic and checking in. Hope you dig it!
Pursuit 30"x60" Oil on Board. Private Commission
Hello all! Well, here it is: Pursuit. I am going to take it for a professional scan, but I couldn’t help but post it. With over 60 hours of paint and modelling (5 maquettes!!!) and fistfuls of hair gone, it is done. This was a private commission for some very close friends and is a massive 3′x5′. I had relative free reign, but they wanted it epic and there couldn’t be any space explosions. My kingdom for some space explosions!!!
Now that this is done, I have some very exciting projects lined up and, hopefully, a little more robust a level of production and posts. Thanks for waiting. I hope you enjoy it!
Sooooo, this is what I have been working on. I am in the middle of a massive, Epic Space Battle Commission (3×5!!!) and decided that the only way to do this justice would be to build the ships and recreate the battle…in my living room. This weekend I will be staging the battle, but thought some of you might like to see the general process I undertake when building a maquette. It should also be noted, that the secondary cockpit lifts up an additional 1.5 inches and fully rotates to accommodate its capacity as a gunner’s nest. The turret is currently sitting next to me awaiting its debut. In addition to the 15 hours I put into this beast, I’ve finished up a couple other portraits recently and will post those soon.
So I promised I would get you guys an update. These images represent the projects I began and completed in the past 40 Days since my last post. I hope that was busy enough to allay suspicion.
So on to new stuff.
I have begun a portrait service specifically for Star Wars Old Republic players: Custom Oil/Tonal Portraits of your character. I have added a page to showcase these as they are completed (with client permission of course!). I will be shooting good pics of the 4 completed so far. Ive got some exciting work coming down the pipeline and will be sure to get back on the information loop with you guys. In the meantime, come see me in Chattanooga for Chattacon and stay warm out there!
Seriously. I keep meaning to post everything I have been working on up here, but between the computer crash and missing cables from the new studio, it hasn’t happened. My new mission is to format and upload pictures from the plethora of painted gifts, projects and presentations I have done in the last month; and to do it in the next 4 days. After that, regularity and good stuff will pour forth. Promise. Happy new year all!
Howdy guys! The title pretty much says it all.
Legolas at the Gate 16x20 Oil on Masonite
I wish photos could capture the layers of Glaze on this one. I really tried to push my underpainting and flesh tones and the original is something I am really proud of. Definitely ready to apply this to something bigger. Hope everyone is warm out there and treating each other okay. G
