Painting For My Muse: October 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Halloween Doodles

These sketches were done in an art journal I had during my my high school years as a teenager. My photography instructor had us keep a journal and we had to turn in a minimum of 5 pages every week. The idea was to get your head in your creative side daily. It was a great exercise, one I should do more often. I walked on the "darker side" of life during these years and like Ministry's famous song, Halloween was everyday for me.

Medium: Graphite, prismacolor, watercolor, and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1992-1993
Original size: 8"x 6"

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

This illustration was done as an extra credit assignment for my English class during my sophomore year of high school. I was one of the few students who loved reading Shakespeare and I jumped at the opportunity to illustrate one of my favorite poems. I also used Patrick Nagel's style to draw the woman since he was a huge influence for me during these early years.

In case you didn't know, the opening line on this illustration is also a lyric in Sting's song Sister Moon from the album Nothing Like the Sun.

Medium: Ink and prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 14"x 11"

Friday, October 12, 2018

Anatomy Face Study

Basic anatomy drawing is important to all artists and most of us start with the human face. The eyes, nose, and mouth have a unique symmetry to them. Lots of practice is required in order to bring them from the model to the page.

Here are some of my early studies which I sketched in the journal I kept as a teenager in high school.

Friday, October 5, 2018

Letter Transition: V for Vampire

This illustration was done in my Commercial Art class. It was a "transition" assignment starting where I had to start with a letter in the alphabet and transform it into an object. I loved this assignment and went with a vampire theme.

Medium: Ink and prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 4"x 10"