Persistence of Vision

Finished Horse

2011-01-06T16:36:00.000-08:00

Was a little worried that I didn't take a proper picture of this before heading off to school, but I found it on my camera so here you all go!

Equesrian 2

2010-12-04T20:13:00.000-08:00

Almost done. 2 days work, (With a frustrating week or so period in between).

Another House Portrait

2010-11-15T15:35:00.000-08:00

A new commission.

Haven't done a building in a long time, but I think this turned out pretty well.

We'll see what the client thinks soon enough.

Some Nouveau work

2010-11-03T17:11:00.000-07:00

Just a couple studies, but I think I'll be on this for a while...

She 2

2010-09-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

Another one from stock.

Trying harder :P

Her name is Kristina Horner. She's kinda famous on youtube (italktosnakes) and has a stock account

here: http://intergalacticstock.deviantart.com/

Baby steps

2010-08-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Well, after a bit of a slump, I'm getting back into it.

This evenings labor.

Not great, but not an easy subject either...

Funny how simple things get complex once you try to paint them.

Lily Study

2010-08-17T11:08:00.000-07:00

Just a little experiment.

8x10 acrylic and leafing on canvas board.

She

2010-08-07T11:32:00.001-07:00

"She"

16x20 acrylic on canvas paper

$300

Sold

I cannot begin to capture her beauty
Not through stain nor scar on the page
My eyes are not strong enough, nor is my arm
Even with all my heart not a fraction
For she has more beauty then I can even comprehend
Only a fraction can any man see
For a woman's true beauty
is in her heart.

Brockville Victorian Inn again

2010-07-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

Now the client wanted a colouring book page for guests' children. Not a bad idea. So here's what I came up with.

How many times am I going to have to draw this thing?

Shakespeare.

2010-07-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the absence. Been working heavily on the St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott Ontario.

Did pretty much all the painting on the backdrops, and assisted in set construction and painting, prop construction and painting, transportation of sets and props, and mounting the sets.

Mostly volunteer, but was paid for the painting of the sets for Macbeth (all done in a single long night.)

I hope to be posting work soon, and maybe some pictures of the sets.

Here is a link to their website. I saw the comedy (Trouble on Dibble St.) last night and it was excellent.

http://www.stlawrenceshakespeare.ca/home.aspx

Watercolour Mushroom

2010-06-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

Playing with Gouache.

8x10 Watercolour.

Long day tomorrow.

Mushroom

2010-06-23T19:08:00.001-07:00

A good day.

Ran some errands, got some new clothes, and painted this little treasure my mom found at the local Goodwill.

A ceramic mushroom.

A quick one.

2010-06-22T18:23:00.003-07:00

About an hour or so? Not really sure, felt quick (and messy).

Abstracts

2010-06-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Rusty at these, but just playing around.

Acrylic on paper. 5"x7"

Cube

2010-06-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

Started over an abstract with the intent of doing another Rubik's cube, but sort of like how this is.

I'll sit on it a while.

Absolute mess

2010-06-11T18:02:00.001-07:00

Just painting aimlessly.

Bread finished

2010-06-10T20:04:00.000-07:00

Noticed some things I should fix..

But a better photo non-the-less.

This evening's labour

2010-06-09T20:35:00.003-07:00

Not pleased with the result.

Definitly need to do another.

Finished some work

2010-06-08T19:09:00.001-07:00

Finished up the Chinese poppy and duck, and framed up another piece too.

Not a bad days work.

Rubik's Cube Sketch

2010-06-07T19:31:00.000-07:00

The first of many.

I'm like a kid who just won't let it go,
Twisting and turning the colours in rows,
I'm so intent to find out what it is,

This is my Rubik's Cube
And all I can't figure it out.

Athlete - Rubik's Cube

Equestrian 01

2010-06-06T12:43:00.000-07:00

Perhaps the first of many.

Need to be more direct with the watercolour, but better paper would help too. (This stuff buckles pretty bad.)

An even more unproductive day.

2010-06-05T20:05:00.001-07:00

Spent most of the day organizing, tidying up, and watching movies.

Here is the start of a nice little water colour. I'm out of practice, but its fun geting back into it.

A less productive day.

2010-06-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

Wasted most of it, but rallied fairly well in the evening.

Another larger then usual one, 24"x24"

Almost there on this one. Maybe one more pass.

A preview and a pallet

2010-06-02T13:11:00.000-07:00

Was prepping a board for a new piece, and while waiting for the gesso to dry, decided to be productive.

Not proper value scales, just tube colour (or mix) plus varying degrees of white added.

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(Need better lighting in my studio for taking pictures....)

More work

2010-06-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Still not quite there...

Got some new colours (Alizarin Crimson and Indian Yellow in the Open acrylics), Always fun playing with new colours. They're both very transparent colours, so it'll take some time and experimenting to really get to know them.

A long days work

2010-05-31T19:12:00.001-07:00

Unfortunately unfinished till tomorrow. Just need to define the highlights a bit.

A bit larger then normal (2ftx2ft).

Sleepy Dog

2010-05-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

Another painting of one of my favorite subjects.

Duck

2010-05-25T19:15:00.000-07:00

Roughed in.

Flowers in her hair

2010-05-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

A tricky study. Just trying to push my work. More portraits/people to come.

Time to earn my title.

Painting a day

2010-05-22T18:44:00.000-07:00

Been slacking off too much.

Here's a "grey-scale" study of a tea pot.

Been experimenting with Golden "open" acrylics. Not really suited for this, but nice to work with non the less. (Used alizarin crimson mixed with regular acrylic titanium white)

Market sketch

2010-05-22T14:11:00.000-07:00

Just a little sketch I did today.

Practicing pen.

Gumdrop again Finished

2010-05-20T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is a little better.

*Edit

Noticed that the lighting on the previous image was terrible so went out and took new photos of everything.

Gumdrop again

2010-05-19T18:39:00.000-07:00

A large piece (16x20) 2nd of three.

I'm not quite there yet with it.. May repaint it entirely.

Its odd working so large after working so small..

Rosie again

2010-05-18T12:03:00.001-07:00

This time slightly larger.

Rosie

2010-05-14T15:19:00.001-07:00

A mini.

3x3 inches.

Open

2010-05-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

Played around with some Golden 'open' acrylics today. Pretty much like oil. Maybe a little more sticky. Made an absolute mess. (I was using some little samples I've had forever, so I wanted to use it all up.) Started with a boat sunset thing, wasn't happy with the composition, so changed it to something figurative. Wasn't happy with that so ended up with an abstract.

Prepped a bunch of canvas too.

Pretty much all ready to go. Just need to keep making samples.

Finished

2010-05-10T14:54:00.001-07:00

Quite a lot of effort for such a little painting.

Not a bad turn out though. Scan is a little funky because the paper is slightly warped.

Frame might need another pass.

Maybe it'll sell...

Mucha-ish

2010-05-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

Something new.

Not as comfortable with watercolour so being a little careful in the treatment.

Just a bit more colour and define the lines and should be pretty nice.

Three of Three

2010-05-07T11:38:00.001-07:00

Not bad for two days work.

Second of Three

2010-05-07T09:31:00.001-07:00

One more to go.

I'll try to have it done before tomorrow.

First of Three

2010-05-06T18:12:00.000-07:00

Burning off the rust.

First part of a triptych.

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Finished

2010-05-05T17:25:00.001-07:00

Not bad. I'd like to go a little faster on the next one.

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Bonus

2010-05-05T11:54:00.000-07:00

Took a little break from painting and grabbed a digital copy of my favorite Graffiti I did on Facebook.

Here are a few that I really like.

Enjoy!

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Another progress

2010-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

Still rusty.. Guess it'll take a little more time to get back to full power.

Here's what I've been fighting with all day. Painted over yesterday's.

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Long Summer

2010-05-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

My next program of study starts in Jan 2011, so It's going to be a long 'break'.

Here is a progress picture of the first of my painting a day paintings. (I'm a little rusty so I'll finish it tomorrow and make an extra one as well to make up for it.)

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Self Portrait

2010-04-27T06:14:00.000-07:00

For this very long assignment (We worked on it all semester,) I used a series of traces to keep the final product a little cleaner then usual. This left me with three (or more) pieces to work with, so I experimented a little.

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Early Summer (Spring) Update

2010-04-03T18:47:00.001-07:00

It is crazy warm in Ottawa right now! was about 27 today!

Really nice though. Just really buckling down for the end of the semester (and program!).

Lots of work to do. Heres a preview of something I've been working on for a while, A T-shirt design I did for a band, and a monster I did for character design class

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Christmas update

2009-12-21T14:08:00.000-08:00

A lot to cover!

I've been doing fairly well in my program, Pre-Animation and Illustration at Algonquin college in Ottawa, ON.

My grades are good (as far as I know); but that is not the point of the program.
The focus is portfolio preparation and building the foundations of proper drawing.

It is very hard work; intensive, but sometimes I miss the fine arts. Doing a painting, not a great work of art, just a simple still life, or lovely landscape...
I look forward to the next semester though, new year, new adventure.
After that I am unsure, Illustration, Fine Arts, Animation? All have advantages and disadvantages.

Here is a little seasonal graffiti, thinking of someone special.

Merry Christmas all!

A

Brief Update

2009-11-05T07:52:00.000-08:00

Some things I do in school.

It is a lot of work.

Another Mini pet portrait.

2009-09-06T07:40:00.000-07:00

Taj.

Another Pet portrait

2009-08-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

The client was quite pleased.

Day 2 in the month of August.

2009-08-02T12:36:00.000-07:00

Here's anther progress pic of that boat painting.

Hmmm....

Day 27 in the month of July

2009-07-27T19:21:00.000-07:00

Here's another mini pet portrait.

Day 26 in the month of July.

2009-07-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a portrait I did yesterday of my friend Marie.

And the more finished version (I put a little more work into it after.)

Day 23 in the month of July.

2009-07-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

Here is a progress pic of the first in a series of boat/seaside paintings.

Photo from a friend.

You can see his work here:

http://dunphyphotography.com/

Acrylic on panel.

Day 22 in the month of July.

2009-07-22T19:13:00.000-07:00

Another Portrait example. This one is in grey Copic markers, I think I need to get a few more values and a blender though...

This is my brother Joshua.

Day 19 in the month of July

2009-07-19T15:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots of me at the Artisan's Village on blockhouse Island in Brockville.

The first image is my first recorded live portrait. It took a little longer than I had hoped, but I think the sitter was pleased. I need more practice though, it's a little tricky doing it live, but he stayed very still so that was nice. (I took the photo after, so it looks a little funny right next to the sketch..)

Day 17 in the month of July

2009-07-17T19:41:00.000-07:00

Another quick digital portrait/caricature.

This is our Korean student Gyueng Rock Lee.

It's a fair likeness but I'm finding it harder on the tablet.

More practice!

Day 16 in the month of July.

2009-07-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

Just a digital sketch of... me.

Enjoy.

Day 15 in the month of July.

2009-07-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

It has been too long.

Here are some mini's I've been making as examples for the market.

$30.00+pst and shipping, comes with Mini Easel.

I've also been helping my friend Guy Wales with the set painting for the local Shakespeare Festival.

Day 3 in the month of July.

2009-07-03T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here is the start of 4 paintings.

I am not particularly pleased with where they're going right now, but that is often the case when I've just started.

Day 28 In the month of June

2009-06-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a facebook graffiti of my teacher Andrew Hamilton.

You can see his blog on the side bar and his website here.

http://www.andrewhamilton.ca/

He taught me some of the most important things i know about painting, art, and life.

Day 27 in the month of June.

2009-06-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

Hello all.

My sincerest apologies for missing so many days. A combination of business commitments and Internet difficulties have prevented me from posting regularly.

Normal posting frequncy will resume shortly.

In other news, The local 'farmers' market (there are acctually more artists and crafts-people there then fresh produce vendors) has gotten much nicer now that we're more into the tourist/summer season.

I've made a couple sales, one commision, and tons of good comments and interest in house portraits.

I've also just started a blog of specifically the progress of clients commisions called "Painters Progress".

paintingsprogress.blogspot.com

Here is two of my four works at the McKay House in Unionville, in Toronto.

Day 20 in the month of June

2009-06-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

Here is the preliminary rough for a client.

Kind of wonkied it up for fun.

We'll see what the client thinks.

Day 18 in the month of June

2009-06-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a progress pic of another "Rothko" I'm working on.

Day 17 in the month of June

2009-06-17T19:21:00.001-07:00

Well, I felt like doing some cherries, but then, I didn't.

Had a car accident yesterday. That would be why I didn't post. I'm okay, just sore. My mom is fine too (She was driving).

We got rear-ended by a pickup truck.

Day 15 in the month of June

2009-06-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

Here is a progress pic of a re-paint. I just was never happy with the original result so I'm trying a slightly different approach.

Day 14 in the month of June bonus

2009-06-14T20:05:00.000-07:00

Here's a little bonus to make up for some of the days I missed.

Day 14 in the month of June!

2009-06-14T08:32:00.000-07:00

I'm so sorry. The internet's been acting up and I have been unable to post.

Nearing the end of this portrait, hopefully.

Good day at market yesterday, lots of traffic and interest in house portraits!

Day 10 in the month of June

2009-06-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a graffiti (a little web program I like to play with.) I did today. Probably 2 hrs... you can see the whole thing speeded up if you like. It's more the kind of thing I used to do (the subject). And what I hope to include in my body of work. Raw emotion I suppose, or just expression practice?

If you want to see the whol thing (as blogger cuts the right side off) my Graffiti Gallery is here:

http://apps.facebook.com/graffitiwall/by.php?from_id=1135272194

Day 9 in the month of June.

2009-06-09T20:48:00.001-07:00

Some more progess pics.

Day 8 in the month of June bonus

2009-06-08T21:16:00.001-07:00

Here's a bonus watercolour for ya!

It's Odie agian.

Day 8 in the month of June

2009-06-08T18:21:00.000-07:00

Here's another progress pic of the portrait of my uncle.

Not a bad improvement for a few hours work.

Day 6 in the month of June.

2009-06-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

Almost didn't post tonight. Long day in Ottawa. Good, but long.

Ugh, shouldn't have bothered. I'll post something nicer tomorrow.

Day 5 in the month of June

2009-06-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

Here's the second progress pic of that portrait I'm working on.

Just fighting with the skin tones on the face and the shapes (Proportions).

It's proving difficult due to having the face so small compared to the rest of the composition, but I think it's starting to shape up.

Day 4 in the month of June.

2009-06-04T20:23:00.000-07:00

Just a sketch from the market. Long day, had market till 1:00 then orientation till about 7:00.

The other is a sort of creepy caricature from memory of my dad. I'll have to try this again cause he's not really creepy...

Day 3 in the month of June

2009-06-03T20:08:00.000-07:00

Here are three pen and inks.

Whimsical no?

Day 2 in the month of June

2009-06-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches,

Lemon style.

Day one in the month of June!

2009-06-01T19:27:00.000-07:00

Well, not a bad start to the month.

Got most of last months paintings all finished and this one framed because it's sold.

$125 plus tax and shipping, custom framed.

Day thirty one in the month of May

2009-05-31T19:48:00.000-07:00

Here's the last lemons of the month! Just some sketches though.

It wasn't easy, and I missed a couple days, but I hope you enjoyed this months work.

I think next month I'll be focusing more on watercolours and pen and ink.

Day 30 in the month of May

2009-05-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

Sorry there was no post yesterday. Just completely spent after graduation. Here's a watercolour study I did after a section of another artists oil painting (with some not so subtle alterations.)

It's on a pad of paper that's probably older than I am, and I think I need a couple new colours (or to wait longer between coats.)

Day twenty-eight in the month of May

2009-05-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a watercolour self portrait, and the pre ink.

Day twenty-seven of in the month of May

2009-05-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Just a process pic of a portrait I'm working on.

Day twenty-six in the month of May

2009-05-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Here's one.

A Baroque pepper perhaps?

Day twenty-five in the month of May

2009-05-25T19:47:00.000-07:00

Here you go.

Market tomorrow.

Day twenty-three in the month of May

2009-05-24T06:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry I didn't post last night, the Internet was down.

Just a progress one, I want to take my time on it so it's nice and polished.

Day twenty-two in the month of May.

2009-05-22T20:33:00.000-07:00

Here's the next phase of the odie miniature and some ink sketches I did for fun.

Day twenty-one in the month of May

2009-05-21T19:54:00.000-07:00

Here's the start of a mini portrait of Odie.

I think the expression needs some work.

Market day

2009-05-21T19:07:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from today's market.

Just some random stuff like my booth and my buddy April.

Day twenty in the month of May.

2009-05-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

First day of market tomorrow. So no time for a painting tonight.

Here's a shot of some of the stuff I've made over the last few weeks!

Ah well here's a quick digital painting for you.

Day nineteen in the month of May

2009-05-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

Four miniatures (soon to be pendants) today.

Day eighteen in the month of May

2009-05-18T20:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a little shot of what I'm working on,

and a "rothko". Gotta come up with a new name though, cause that one never fit.

Day sixteen in the month of May

2009-05-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

Just a quick one tonight.

I might go at this one again later. Needs more blue.

Day 15 in the month of May

2009-05-15T17:33:00.000-07:00

This one was tricky.

Here's a smattering of what I've been working on.

Market tomorrow and maybe some plein-air stuff?

Day fourteen in the month of May

2009-05-14T20:19:00.001-07:00

Here's one of many I tinkered with today. I'll post some extras tomorrow.

Day thirteen in the month of May

2009-05-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

An experimental semi abstract today.

Day twelve in the month of May

2009-05-12T20:48:00.000-07:00

Playing with some gel mediums.

Maybe a touch more background work and a utensil of some kind in the foreground...

Day eleven in the month of May

2009-05-11T20:39:00.000-07:00

This one I spent a little more time on.

I might touch a couple things up but it's not bad.

12x12 acrylic on board.

Day ten in the month of May

2009-05-10T19:52:00.000-07:00

No painting today. No more painting a day paintings on Sunday. I need a break and this painting sprint is affecting the quality of my work.

Here's some rough Conan sketches though..

Day nine in the month of May

2009-05-09T20:41:00.000-07:00

Another quick one, this time on a new surface. Much smoother. (The support not the style). It also soaks the paint up nicely.