A quick paintover of an even quicker sketch! (see below) I actually much prefer the sketch. Even though the painting isnt finished, the sketch I feel is nicer.

ANyhoo!!

Quick fact - Ive named this wee guy Viking Boy - but did you know, Vikings didnt have horned helmets?? I wonder why it has become a common representation of them.

Ken :D

Nosegay of Violets, c.1503 by Albrecht Dürer, Albertina, Vienna.

Dürer's paintings and engravings are still compelling and popular 500 years after he lived and worked. He is considered the greatest German artist of the Northern Renaissance for his paintings and most especially his graphic work. his skill came from apprenticeship in metalwork whose exactly methods made for highly detailed etchings and engravings.

Hello hello!

Wow 2 posts in 2 days! I was bored at home on a friday night with nothing to do, so I did this wee painting.

When I am at work, inbetweening, I find it helps me to stay focused and energised to have a sheet of paper on my lightbox to do quick doodles on. So if my hand is cramping up, or my brain is beginning to hurt haha, I do a couple real quick doodles on my bit of paper. 20 second doodles, not long. It works! After that Im ready to go again.

This image started as one of those doodles. I was messing around and I drew a wee dragon thing which i liked so I snapped it up with my phone and painted him up tonight!

Interesting thing. Camera phones arent superb quality (well my k750i isnt, esp in a dimly lit room!) so the resulting photograph is grainy and slightly blurred and off colour. BUT! I think this is a good thing. It adds a lot of texture to the base drawing and gives a nice starting tone sometimes. SO I think I may do this more often. Instead of scanning my doodles, snap em with my camera and paint into them. Here is a GIF of my work in progress:

Hope you all enjoy!

Thanks for visiting, and for all your kind comments. Much appreciated!

And! Updates on my film soon, I promise! I go home at the weekend so ill be able to scan some stuff and upload :D

Ken :D

Pacific Spirit, 2003 by Susan Point, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver Canada.

The work of the Inuit people of Western Canada is a very compelling and thriving community of artists who draw upon their heritage and environment for inspiration.

Transformers, Season 2 #26, 1985

AHHHH! Not enough time - this is a real quicky, just experimenting with doodles something Ive not done in a while hence the SHODDINESS of it all! ANd I ran out of time, so the painting is rushed and unfinsihed, ach well, have to get to me bed, better posts coming soooooooooooooooooooon

Ken :D

Two-Tiered Still Life by Severin Roesen, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The still-life study of the colorful fruit in this painting is framed by a spectacular landscape scene. One of the most difficult aspects of a still-life to get right is making the objects at the front look like they are laying realistically on the table - Roesen does it well in this 19th century painting.