Summer Digital Speed Paints...
(School begins in 1 month)

01: Self Portrait from Pic.
Pushed a little, using some Photoshop Painting tricks/tips.

SARGENT, Another Study: Side by Side

What are these two doing exactly? Hmmm, is it some kind of business transaction? Anyhow, Sargent sure could paint, and I have nerve for attempting to copy him. Amazing painter he was: this one was fun. Hope some good rubs off on me. This is it for a minute as far as studies go... next up gotta do my own shit. I put it in writing so I gotta do it now. Hope to revisit Peter Pan...

You Oughta Know...

Taking a page from my buddy Jaime, strayed from artist studies and did a speed paint of a pop star: Alanis Morisette. She looked cool in the reference picture (almost like a superhero) so I did her digitally, uh... painted digitally. Simplified, pushed the lighting just a little bit. Key idea I'm keeping in mind lately: I'm painting the light. Tip of the hat to Ruben Perez & John Clapp for the painting tip.

Apologies...

(after Sorolla)

(after Sargent)

2 quick studies based on portraits by Juaquin Sorolla & his homeboy John Singer Sargent. Like the Speedpaints, just trying to get a feel for the form & the lighting. Don't think I quite got the light: esp. in top painting (ala Sorolla) reflected light in face is not there. I would always see homages to artists' works with the words "apologies to..." Now I see why, 2 beautiful portraits mauled by my crude attempts. Apologies to Sorolla & Sargent... fun nonetheless

Speed Painting...

Jumping on the Speed Painting bandwagon. I've wanted to do this for a long, long time since I heard about it. I was introduced to it at school during my senior year but never got around to doing it... until now! Well, here are my first Speed Paints...done digitally. Recognize the movies?