SOE Illustrations

Here are a couple of SOE Legends of Norrath illustrations, Both oil on masonite.

On The Shelves - "Hero Bear and The Kid"

Well, I haven't done a comic book for my "On The Shelves" series yet, and I don't know why! So here is the first - Mike Kunkel's "Hero Bear and The Kid" series. I first came across this comic what had to be a decade ago. I remember the year it first came out. I was at comic con and saw this comic for the first time. I thought WOW! I'm going to try and find this guy and see if I can talk to him....well, every other person at the con had the same idea. So, I didn't get to meet Mr. Kunkel, but I did follow his Hero Bear comic for a while. I just fell in love with the personality he was able to capture in the 2 characters. It was just a light heart, fun comic to read. The loose sketchy style of the comic was also a welcome freshness to comic books. Jump on over to his blog, you won't be disappointed! Mike Kunkel Blog

Absinthe Fairy

Here is a commission I finished for a client who is decorating their new restaurant with Absinthe themed paintings. She commissioned several artists, and I was one of the lucky few! The painting is 36x24 oil on stretched canvas. The restaurant where the painting will be on display is in San Luis Obispo, CA. The restaurant is slated to open at the end of the year.

World of Warcraft Illustrations

Has it really been over a month since my last post?! Sorry everyone! Been busy with work and started up teaching again. Here are a couple of WoW TCG illustrations I did a while back. They were recently released to the public. I've got a lot more work I'll start posting as it comes out of NDA. So, keep checking back!

Sony Interview

Sony's official Legends of Norrath site has put up an interview I did a while back.

Interview

Charcoal Demos and Warm-ups: Winter Term 2009

Here are some warm-up's and demos from last term. All 20 min.

Watts Atelier 2010 Spring Schedule

The NEW Spring 2010 class schedule for the Watts Atelier is available. We are nearing the end of our Fall term, and recommend early registration for the next term. Classes fill up quick. Classes start April 12th. Here is a list of classes I will be teaching:

LONG POSE HEAD & FIGURE
Wednesdays
2:30pm-5:30pm

HEAD< FIGURE< QUICKSKETCH
Wednesdays
7:00-10:00pm

OIL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS
Saturdays
10:00am-1:30pm

FIGURE DRAWING
Saturdays
2:30-5:30pm


Click on a class above to be directed to the class page.

On The Shelves - "A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Seve"

I'm still waiting on some work to be released before I post anything new. So,in the mean time here is another book that I just picked up. I was so excited about this book that I had to share it right away. Many years ago I picked up a book of sketches by a guy named Peter De Seve. This was the first I had heard of him and I loved his work right away! This month he is out with a new book that has a lot more of his illustration work. This guy really understands storytelling and design. I found myself laughing out loud as I flipped through the book. There are some very creatively funny illustrations. Every page is covered with art. There are full page illustrations, thumbnails, rough sketches, and character designs. The book is about 240pgs and every page is a treat! You can buy it from his website: www.peterdeseve.com


Some images from the book:

On The Shelves - "The Landscapes" by Richard Schmid

Let me start by saying just this.......This is an AMAZING book! Other publishers should look at this book when they layout all other art books. Not only does this book weigh in at a whopping 11x14 in size, it's also 268 pages with full size images on almost every page, front and back.
I'm so sick of having to buy 5-6 books on one artist to get even a decent amount of his/her paintings in my book collection. I keep having to buy larger bookshelves, and I'm running out of room! With most of these books, not only will you get half of the images in black & white and thumbnail size, a large portion of these are writing. Now, I'm all for reading a good book, but when I buy an art book, I expect there to be nice full page color images. "The Landscapes" does not disappoint!
The soft cover will run you $75, and expect to pay $150 for the HC. Trust me when I say the book is worth every penny!

Here are some images from the book:

Phil Hale Master Study

Last term I taught a Painting From The Masters class. The students would pick one illustrator and one fine artist, and recreate their favorite painting from that master. As a demonstration I picked Phil Hale's "Poorly Casanova" painting. It was a great painting to copy, I learned a lot recreating it. I painted it at 13x20, the Phil Hale original is 38x70.

D&D Dungeon Magazine Cover

More dragons! As a kid I've always loved drawing dragons. Now that I'm all grown up, there are people out there who will pay me to draw dragons! I don't know if it gets any better than this! Here is the cover for the Feb issue of Dungeon Magazine.


24x36 Oil on Masonite

SWG Illustration

Sorry for not updating more. Been real busy with more work that I will show here later on! Until then here is a piece I did for the SWG set last year.