Happy Halloween!!!

Here is a quick painting I did the last couple of nights to get into the holiday spirit. Its titled Preparing for the Witching Hour. Its not too big 8 x 11, acrylic on paper. I wanted it to look old and misty... anyway, Happy Halloween everyone.

Finished

Finished... feels nice!!!

Coming Along...

The plumber is almost done...

Back to Work...

So, I am the worst blogger in the world and have left the couple of you followers out of the loop. But seeing as my daughter has the swine flu and we are all quarantined for a while, it seems like a good time to update. I have been working off and on for the past few years with a local plumber Chris Dever on a plumbing book that he has been writing and it finally looks like its a go. So, I'll be doing around 20 illustrations plus the front and back cover for the book. I've included the initial sketch for the cover and the first steps of the painting....

When I think plumber, I think water and toilets... the water is obvious and the plunger is my suggestion of a toilet as I felt a toilet on the cover was a bit taboo. All I am after is catching the face of a typical plumber as he sees for the first time the job ahead of him...


I start with some tone. I also polled a few people and added a railing. It filled the negative space well and adds to the believability of a front door. The coloring of the face needs work but, I am off...

Lamenting the end of it all....

Well, the show has come to a close and with it, my schooling. I want to thank all of those who came and supported me at the open house (while simultaneously cursing all those who came up with something more important than me.... kidding). It went swimmingly and from it I was able to sell some work and get some commissions ... thanks Eric!!! Now comes the pitching and selling of myself (I sound like a prostitute) to get those important in the illustration world to notice me. Wish me luck.....
So, there is nothing left now but to listen to some Sarah Mclachlan song as we fade from memory to memory... I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it.

Sneak peaks of the show

So, here comes the show... coming at me like that boulder at Indiana Jones in Raiders.... Scary!!! But just when my non-multitasking brain was about to hit overload, Aaron and his perfectly shiny head totally saved me!!!! You know, in the right light his head does shine like a halo. With his help I was able to get the work digitized and was able to get to the finishing touches for the show.... THANK YOU AARON!!!! You all should be receiving your invites soon but just to entice you to come and see, here are a couple of the paintings.

The July Show ......

Finally, the show is on the horizon!!! It has felt like an extremely long time since I set my sights on this goal and I am proud to offer a date and location ..... July 8th through July 31st on the 5th floor of the UVU library. The Artist Reception will be Friday night, July 10th from 7-9 and all are welcome to attend (I know that the poster says 7-10pm but we changed it on the final draft).