Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Gift of Giving...Paintings!

Okay, I know I'm waaaay behind on posting here. My life has been a bit hectic as of late. Since my other half and I are moving away, I've been preoccupied with that and looking for a new job. Not only that but so many other stress related things going on in my head. That's what being an adult is all about, huh?

Anyway, my latest completed projects were two large paintings I made for gifts for my Dad and my younger brother. Since we live in Nebraska, my Dad is a fan of the Cornhuskers, and I've made him several Big Red related items, so this time I went with his favorite pro team, the Minnesota Vikings!



Ta-da! This acrylic painting is approximately 30'' x 32'' on quarter-inch masonite. Dad likes it and has it hanging in his office at work. My parents house doesn't have much wall space left between my Mom's art and mine.

Now, one of my prouder paintings. My brother is a big fan of the Halo series for Xbox, and of course his favorite character is Master Chief; but whose isn't, right? Ha....  So I got the idea to make this beauty for him to hang in his dorm and then his apartment, hopefully making his friends jealous so they can order their own version from me.


I'm so proud. This is one of my top five paintings, easy. My Mom also thinks it's really awesome. So, it's an acrylic painting on quarter-inch masonite and measures 4' x 2'. My fiance isn't a Halo fan, but he wants a painting like this one of Corvo Attano from Dishonored.

These took a lot out of me, and I'm currently working on some take-out menus for a local burger place and some lettered signs for the appliance shop in town. I keep forgetting how much a hate painting letters, I really need to stop agreeing to create worded signs....

I still plan to finish my level two drawing challenge...eventually....

Monday, July 27, 2015

Dragon and a Kitten

I recently painted a dragon for a friend of mine. It took me two sessions of painting from start to finish; that didn't include sketching. I used acrylic paint on canvas panel and several pallette knives. No brushes were used for this painting.


Here is a close up of the dragon's eye to show detail.


I also remembered to take my camera the last time I visited my parents so I could take pictures of their kitten, Grimm. Enjoy!

Grimm is a handsome fella.

He was rubbing his face on my finger and then derped.





He's also quite fierce.

Nap time on the dog toy.