Another Card

A bit scarier than the previous.

Hungry Eyes

Experimenting on some business card size paper.

4 Artists Paint 1 Tree

These are screen grabs from the Sleeping Beauty DVD feature "4 Artists Paint 1 Tree". The DVD is out of print right now, but I hear that a new version of it will be released in the near future. This feature alone is worth buying the set for, not to mention the gallery section and the stunning movie itself. A movie with visuals like this could never be made today (it took 6 years). These are two of the four legendary artist's interpretations of the same giant oak tree and are too fantastic not to share.

Eyvind Earle's. Breathtaking details, design, color, the works. His layering technique is really fun to watch. Had to stitch this pan together and match color.

Marc Davis's. Look at the amazing simplified, yet detailed design of this thing. The stark light and dark contrasts are really powerful and appealing to me.

Baby Birdhouse

A small thank you for some kind folks that helped retrieve our lost camera.

Edit: Tried to adjust the colors a little better.

4" x 4" cel vinyl on watercolor paper

Something Different

On my way home from work today, I passed a couple nice scenes with trees. They were a beautiful mix of the remnants of winter and the beginnings of spring. This particular one caught my eye, so when I got home I said hi to my lady, threw my bag down and began painting like a man possessed. I didn't even change clothes or sit down the whole time, and had fun with some different sponges which is something I'd like to practice more.

Bit of a break from my norm... but not terribly surprising to those who know I have a tree fetish, I guess.

Cel vinyl acrylic on 14 x 11 bristol paper.