Gesture Drawing: Figure 1
In our college life-drawing class we'd begin with quick gestures before getting in to the 30 or 60 minute poses. This is one of those gestures.
Illustration from "Taming Those Wild Feelings"
MeditationAn image from a children's book, by Terry Lowey Pickup, that I illustrated in 2005. "Taming Those Wild Feelings" is available in paperback through a number of book stores, including Amazon.
Wishing You a Life of Love
Happy Valentine's DayHere is a small gift of gratitude for all my wonderful friends who have been kind enough to stop by and comment or visit my site to browse around.
Book Store Wizard
Over the course of a few years, I had the privilege of illustrating the covers of the "Island Writer Magazine," published by the Victoria Writers' Society. The illustration above is one of several.
Enchanted
Besides tests and studies, I've painted about six airbrush pieces. The first, Aphrodite, was an exciting accomplishment but I didn't spend enough time working out a technical methodology, rather, I painted by the seat of my pants and they always ended up too dark—like the bottom right corner in this canvas. Someday I might fix it. I do, however, like its story-book, illustrative stylization.