Over the past two days I’ve been working on a batch of eight textured acrylic mini canvas board minimalist paintings (For being minimalist, the description sure is a mouth-full!). They are mostly on 3″x5″ canvas board, with one 4″x5″ and one 5″x7″. This entry shows the WIP photos I took along the way as I created layers.
8.5″x11″ ink on watercolor paper. The actual drawing is in dark brown ink, but I scanned it in black and white. Overall I like this rendition a lot more than the previous attempt.
The first rendition of On The Trail ended up being ruined, so I had to start over. In doing so, I also decided to rearrange the composition a little. This is the pencil sketch before inking.
Today I have been working on a drawing featuring a post-apocalyptic neo-bedouin steampunk woman. At least, that’s my main inspiration personally. I could see her in any near-eastern or multicultural steampunk world. Her outfit is inspired by Renaissance faire tribal fusion belly dance wear, with the addition of a few re-purposed machine parts, moccasins, Native American style warrior feathers, and a really big knife.
I spent four hours this afternoon painting, finished the test portrait for Diana, and worked on two other paintings, a Celtic knotwork piece and a still life.
A series of work in progress images, showing the creation of a Celtic knot work style celestial dragon, swimming through the night sky. Watercolor and ink on aquabord, 6″x6″.
I spent a little time painting this afternoon. It’s not much, but the weather was turning to rain so I came back inside. Updates are to the commissioned portrait and celtic knot work oil painting.
This venture into steampunk artwork is the line art for a piece of inked artwork featuring a neo-Victorian steampunk woman in the process of preparing to meet the day. The ink wash will be added later.
I spent about three hours painting this afternoon, finished two small paintings, and added a lot of detail to the commissioned portrait. This entry describes the WIP commission portrait.
