Tag Archive: fantasy

Feb
07
2011

New Art! The Future? watercolor

The Future?

This painting was created in one of the classes I teach. I gave the theme…The Future to try to stimulate some new ideas from the students. I was trying really hard to just go wild and create something with a lot of color and a lot of silliness to it.

I must admit this is sometimes hard for me since I had a lot of experiences in college where people tried to read meaning into the imagery when none was there or I had unknowingly drawn something that seem symbolic to the viewer. If it happens enough time you start worrying that folks will misinterpret something in your art, especially something as unnecessarily adult and then you start to censor your work more then you should.

The truth is that we all interpret art in different ways and see different things, but that does not make what you or I see some planned or subconscious hidden meaning. Interestingly though how we individually interpret art can reveal more about ourselves at times.

Enjoy the painting.

Feb
07
2011

New Art! Fanciful Creature drawings

Here are some drawings from last year while teaching that I just got around to scanning in, and posting. Probably done when I was planning my fantasy creature art class that I did last year.

Click on the images to see it a bit bigger on Flickr.com.
2010 cow thing

2010 creature drawing

Feb
05
2011

New Art! The Bird Lord watercolor

Bird Lord 2/2011

Click for a bigger image on Flickr.com

Did you see the sketches for this art that I posted yesterday?

Nov
20
2010

new art> Whale Cowboy

cowboy whale from Sketch Tuesday

This is a drawing with washes of brown ink I created and sold at Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna in San Francisco. I like how it came out and am happy someone else can enjoy it.

more info at: www.sketchtuesdays.com/

Nov
18
2010

new art>Turtle-thingy

turtlethingy 11-2010

This is a watercolor I created and took too Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna in San Francisco. I like how it came out.

more info at: www.sketchtuesdays.com/

Oct
25
2010

New Art: Tree Cutting Robot

A robot cutting wood. Maybe he is building a house.

Pencil art colored in Photoshop.

Click image for a bigger picture on Flickr.

loggin robot 2010

Jul
24
2010

My Latest Art: Kids on Campus 2010 notes and handouts

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misc sketches from the Critters, Creatures and Beasties class

notes on variation from the Critters, Creatures and Beasties class

rendering samples from the Critters, Creatures and Beasties class

Aqua Owl Fire Own sketches from the Critters, Creatures and Beasties class

Jul
23
2010

Chabot College Kids on Campus 2010

I just finished my second week of teaching at the summer program at Chabot College for kids. The kids were awesome and did some nice work that can be seen on my Flick page….HERE

To find out more about this fun summer program, visit: www.chabotcollege.edu/comed/kidsoncampus/kidsoncampus2010/

Chabot College 2010 - Drawing Heroes and Villains

July 6-9 Cartooning: Heroes & Villains

From dashing comic book superheroes to beautiful Amazon queens with giant swords, to an evil half-man-half snake or a threatening villain who wants to destroy the world, what would stories be like without the good guys and the bad guys? Explore how to design your very own heroes and villain characters. You’ll learn how to draw the character’s features, design costumes and props, create a story behind your characters, and end by creating a presentation illustration to show your family and friends.

Chabot College 2010 - Drawing Critters and Beasties

July 19-23 Cartooning: Monsters & Critters

Whether it’s a graceful unicorn, a slithering dragon or a more modern beast, we have been telling stories of fanciful creatures of all sorts since the beginning of time. This class will feature lessons on drawing classic beasties, the structure and construction of four- legged animals, and designing original creatures as well as a technique for presenting a final drawing.

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