Really cool to see a few articles about my exhibition at the Geary Gallery, which opens December 1st. The Geary Gallery is located at 576 Boston Post Road in Darien, C.T. and is open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch a video walkthrough of my exhibition here:
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Well, I thought I was done with the Bargue, but little did I know.. So I worked more on that today and got a lot done on my sight-size cast drawing of David's eye. I'm pretty proud of both of these drawings so far. Juliette Aristide's book Beginning Drawing Atelier, was given to us as part of this program and it's a really interesting book; it's even more interesting to go through the book with Juliette herself and hear her first-hand information for each section. I was particularly captivated with the script lettering section. I'm really enjoying these academic basics; very old-school.
"We live in a world of the quick and easy and because we live in the quick and easy so things fade away just as quickly." If anyone is looking for a great book check out Eric Gorge's: A Craftsman's Legacy: Why Working With Our Hands Gives Us Meaning. I'm currently working on a different type of commission. It's a 10" X 14" oil painting and the scene is of vintage Winnie-the-Pooh. Although my personal work is based largely on en plein air work, landscapes, still lifes and figurative work, I also like doing these commissions which expand my creative range. I think it's good for artists to play around with different styles and subject matter. It's a fun break from what I normally do, but I feel like it's still me.
This type of illustration requires a lot of creativity because I didn't copy this scene from another source. I created my own composition and placed the characters where I wanted them. I still tried to make the scene look like one from an old Pooh story. Something different in my technique is that I washed on the oil paint in sort of a watercolor-style application; usually I like working with thick paint. The scene I had in mind is of Christopher Robin coming to the 100 Acre Wood for a party with all the characters. There's a lot of fun little details in the painting which make it like an eye-spy game. My friends and family know that I'm a big Pooh fan myself and have read all the stories. And a fun extra fact is: this isn't my first illustration project, I illustrated some children's books once upon a time... but that feels like a lifetime ago. |
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