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....

Reaper

Oh hey, I forgot to post this when it finally got finished.

My latest drawing challenge was to combine the redesign of a book cover that is NOT a movie  with a monster performing a mundane task.

I chose Reaper Man  by the wonderful Terry Pratchett. In the book, Death takes a holiday and winds up helping an old lady on her farm. So the mundane task is using is scythe to harvest wheat!

I know I've gotten a little lazy with the last two drawings. I've gotten busy with actual paintings and pre-wedding to-dos and all those other things that life can throw at you. I know that shouldn't be an excuse and I'm getting much better at toughing it out and doing it anyway. Also, the ink I used for this image must've been old, because it bled into the paper kind of strange.

Another distraction was getting ALL of my jewelry listed in my Etsy! Not all of them are live yet, but at least 15 brand new items are up! Check out these awesome Christmas gifts!

I also just finished by fiances birthday present and I'm quite proud of it. I will post it here after he gets it!

Next challenge is to combine favorite actor/actress/movie character with a liquid in motion!

Pierce the Heavens, Gurren Lagann

Another commission! My path towards arthood is well underway.

A friend of mine asked me to paint a picture of the drill from an anime titled Gurren Lagann. I have not watched this anime, but I've heard a lot about it. I also did a little research into the storyline and significance of the drill. The show takes place in a future Earth with some people living in subterranean villages. Some of these people are diggers that use drills to expand the living spaces underground. The main character, Simon, unearths a drill-key to a mecha and joins his brothers gang to one day reach the surface world.  There is much more to the show and you can find more information on the wikipedia page. 

Anyway, I created the painting based on other images of the drill and the dark to light represents the drill traveling from the isolated, subterranean world into the light of the surface world.  The spiraling clouds and dirt represent the divide between the two.  

I hope I've done the image justice with this painting. It is acrylic paint on canvas panel, size 11'' x 16''. (I think)

I have returned!

Hello to anyone who follows this blog, which I'm assuming is nobody since I haven't posted in two years. I started this blog for a social media class I took in college and just never deleted it. I recently created a Patreon account to help support my dream of being able to pay my bills by creating art. What is she, crazy? I am.

One of the hints to a successful Patreon is to have a blog, so I thought "Hey, I have one already, I'll just add on to it!" We'll see how up-to-date I can keep you all.

By the way, Patreon is a site for content creators such as artists, musicians, designers, etc. I am a visual artists that creates mostly drawings and paintings, but I also dabble in graphic design and some jewelry and keychains.

Like this little leather bound journal keychain I made! Fully functional and easily transported!


Oh! I'm so terrible at introductions! I create under the name of Owl Eyrie (owl air-ee) on most of my sites. I have a few that are under older urls because, as a starving artist, I can't pay to change them (facebook.com/MyWayDesigns and my-way13.deviantArt.com).

You already know I have a Patreon, but I also have an Etsy store in which I sell some of my jewelry and I can easily create and sell custom artwork and jewelry for anyone! I accept credit cards, gift cards, and Paypal. I am sometimes on Twitter, I still don't quite understand the hashtags and whatnot. I'm young, but old fashioned. Ha.

I've been drawing a lot of koi fish lately, but they are so fun and free! The watercolor above is one of my favorites. My most recent commissioned painting is called Hope In Darkness and is in acrylic on masonite board. It's approximately 3' x 1.5' unframed, and sold for $160.

I guess that's a pretty decent update. I will attempt to post at least once a week on how my art endeavors are moving forward rather then backward like they sometimes feel.

Thank you for reading and I hope to gain your support!

-Owl Eyrie