Digital illo

This is a piece I did once in pastel for a magazine in Washington DC. I was later commissioned by a magazine in San Francisco to re-create it in color. I used photoshop to create this whole different look for myself.

Blue Hound

From my sketch below, I created a pastel painting of this imaginary creature. I had a desire to work in blues and red violets for the coloring. The idea was to create a dog-like animal that could move through the trees since in real life they cannot. Now I just have to create a cat creature and the chase is on!

Blue Hound, 9.5 x 12.5, pastel, $350 framed

In The Green Waters

Recently I spoke to the Southern Piedmont Artists Guild in Monroe and in the fantasy demo that followed it was requested I combine a jackalope and a mermaid. I had no memory or reference for a jackalope so I had to wing it. After starting it at the meeting, I finished it at home. I actually had a different background up top and hated it so I took it out with a brush and added fixative to allow for more pastel. I also used some fixative to allow me to come back and brighten the colors a bit. Enjoy.

In The Green Waters, 12 x 16, pastel, $250

Dancing Cowboy

Came up with this one as another idea for my "Rusty Bullets" series. Sketch and finished shown below. Click on the Pages link to the right to see how this started.

Sketch

Dancing Cowboy, pastel, 10 x 13.5,  $225

Chief Long Beak and Advisor

Sketching for fun. Enjoy.

Ostrichadillo

This piece was a fantasy demo for the Mint Hill Arts group and the audience suggested combining an ostrich and armadillo. Never would have thought of this on my own, but was fun to do. Enjoy.

Ostrichadillo, 12 x 16, pastel, SOLD

Lightning Bug

Here's the beginning of a new series of fantasy pieces. I love insects and the idea of turning this yellow jacket into a lightning maker seemed pretty cool. It's 13 x 18, pastel.

Lightning Bug, pastel, $250