Went and made a Tumbler.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
A Quick Watercolor
I've been doing a few test paintings to work out which color palate I'll be using in the final much larger version. So far this is my favorite...
This was done using watercolors. I also haven't decided whether or not I'm going to use acrylics or oil paints. Decisions decisions.
I've been wanting to do this painting for a number of years. The inspiration behind it comes from a set of oil paintings that have hung over my fathers bed for as long as I can remember. I believe he bought them with my mom long before my younger sister or myself were born. The original oil paintings each feature a little girl from the shoulders up, one with long curly dark hair and an oversized straw sun hat, the other with a messy brown bob. Both looking a bit serious and sad, but with a twinkle in their eyes, painted in a warm buttery earth toned color scheme. I've literally obsessed over them since childhood! There is something about them that just pulls you in, and they are very reminiscent of the artwork and style from the slavery era, I only wish I knew the artist, the paintings are so old the signatures have worn off. Here is a funny little fact, my father doesn't really care too much for the paintings themselves, but keeps them hung because as my sister and I grew up we started to resemble the girls in the paintings. He's convinced that there is some sort of doppelganger/ Dorian Gray madness going on, and now refuses to take them down. Fantastic right! Anywho, I've been dying to repaint them in a style all my own, it just feels right in a strange way, like its all come full circle. Once I finalize the colors i'll be using for the girl in the hat, i'll repeat the process with the second girl, then its off to my wood guy for some lovely panels to paint.
Is it weird this project is making me nervous? Probably due to the lifetime of anticipation, I just hope that I can do the originals and the images in my head justice.
deep breaths Ren, deep breaths.
This was done using watercolors. I also haven't decided whether or not I'm going to use acrylics or oil paints. Decisions decisions.
I've been wanting to do this painting for a number of years. The inspiration behind it comes from a set of oil paintings that have hung over my fathers bed for as long as I can remember. I believe he bought them with my mom long before my younger sister or myself were born. The original oil paintings each feature a little girl from the shoulders up, one with long curly dark hair and an oversized straw sun hat, the other with a messy brown bob. Both looking a bit serious and sad, but with a twinkle in their eyes, painted in a warm buttery earth toned color scheme. I've literally obsessed over them since childhood! There is something about them that just pulls you in, and they are very reminiscent of the artwork and style from the slavery era, I only wish I knew the artist, the paintings are so old the signatures have worn off. Here is a funny little fact, my father doesn't really care too much for the paintings themselves, but keeps them hung because as my sister and I grew up we started to resemble the girls in the paintings. He's convinced that there is some sort of doppelganger/ Dorian Gray madness going on, and now refuses to take them down. Fantastic right! Anywho, I've been dying to repaint them in a style all my own, it just feels right in a strange way, like its all come full circle. Once I finalize the colors i'll be using for the girl in the hat, i'll repeat the process with the second girl, then its off to my wood guy for some lovely panels to paint.
Is it weird this project is making me nervous? Probably due to the lifetime of anticipation, I just hope that I can do the originals and the images in my head justice.
deep breaths Ren, deep breaths.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Painting Preview
I've been up for the past 24 hours working on three new pieces for Hoodlums 3rd annual "Fill In The Groove Vinyl Art Show". I'm pretty excited because I didn't have the time to participate last year, and just barely made the deadline for it this year. I'm incredibly pleased with all of the paintings, I just wish that I wasn't in the middle of moving while finishing them. I would have loved to do a bit of mixed media, or perhaps something with intricate detailing. Either way, I'm super stoked they turned out exactly the way I envisioned them in my head!
I hope everyone at the show enjoys them as much as I do! I'll post pictures of the finished products when I unpack my camera.
Enjoy.
I hope everyone at the show enjoys them as much as I do! I'll post pictures of the finished products when I unpack my camera.
Enjoy.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Watercolors
I've been working on improving my watercolor paintings over the past few months. I defiantly see some improvement from where I was last summer. Here are a few small paintings in my awesome moleskin.
Seeing how I am in the middle moving and my scanner is packed up all I have are crappy Blackberry pictures. I'll upload proper pictures when I get settled into my new space.
Seeing how I am in the middle moving and my scanner is packed up all I have are crappy Blackberry pictures. I'll upload proper pictures when I get settled into my new space.
The little orange one!
Surprisingly enough, drawing while in a large moving vehicle was not as difficult as I had imagined. I am seriously looking forward to doing this everyday! That way by the end of the week I'll always have something to post... thats the plan anyway. On a side note, I never realized how difficult it is for me to draw on a small scale, probably because I haven't given it a fair shot in the past. Hopefully I'll get better at this and eventually be able to fit a lot of detail in my small drawings. Looking forward to the challenge!
Ciao
Thursday, January 6, 2011
New year, new motivation!
I have been one neglectful blogger! What can I say, life can be very chaotic and distracting at times. Nevertheless, its a whole new year and I am ready to get back to work and regain my focus. I have so many awesome projects planned for the upcoming months, and i'm getting ready to move into a larger flat with tons more room to create in as well as a huge porch that will be perfect for my super large easel and wood working projects! I am beyond happy :) The only thing I am missing is a new laptop, as my old one decided to take a major dump on me last year, but that little problem will be remedied as soon as my sweet ass tax return comes in the mail. WOOT! 2011 is certainly looking promising. Here's to many good things to come.
Ciao
Ciao
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