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Hello!
I've been praying recently for some direction about "what to do next."
If you've been to this blog before you know I post a lot of sketches that are original concept designs for creatures and characters.
Here's a recent post with that kind of work:
https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2018/01/lotza-new-drawings-character-designs.html
I've also done a lot of digital work — hand painted using computer software and a
Wacom Intuos tablet interface — generally focusing on hyper-realistic portraits and caricatures.
Here are a couple of those recent efforts:
https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2017/12/new-digital-caricature-painting-robert.html
https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2017/07/new-digital-paintings-pelosi-caricature.html
Lately — I've been thinking a lot about emphasizing my efforts at "real world" art and painting — rather than digital.
In the past, when I reflect on my life — I conclude that those kinds of leadings are always answers to my prayers.
Anywho — As a result I've been trying out
pastel pencils and more recently
oil pastels < these links will take you to the ones I purchased on Amazon)
Today I'll post a few of those more recent efforts — all "photo studies" from images I found on-line.
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| "Horned-Bill" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All-Rights Reserved |
^ ^ ^ Yes — I still enjoy drawing birds! : )
I love the wacky look that Horn Bills naturally have — and had a lot of fun doing the guy above — using pastel pencils.
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| "Startled Monkey" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved |
^ ^ ^ I'm not sure what kind of little monkey the guy above is — but when I saw the original photo of him I thought he might be fun to draw.
I really like his "startled looking" expression — and loved using pastel pencils to render all the color that was naturally present in the original photo.
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| "Vulture" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved |
^ ^ ^ What's not to love about this guy's expression. : )
Even in the original photo he looked a bit cartoonish — and again all the natural color present in it — made it an fun image to create using pastel pencils.
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| "Baby Buzzard" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved |
^ ^ ^ There is something about birds that I think often gives them comical expressions.
I think the photo I referenced above is of a baby buzzard — and I thought his "tough guy" look was just awesome!
This was my first attempt at using oil pastels — and I didn't put a lot of "finishing touches" on it as I normally would — but kinda like the rough look of it anyway.
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I enjoyed using the oil pastels so much I went out and bought some small canvases and started on a tiger photo study (which I'd previously done in digital - and posted here a year ago).
On the buzzard above — I simply used a stump stick to blend the colors because I wasn't sure if the paper I was using could hold up to an emulsifier like
turpenoid.
But for the Tiger — since I'm working on a good canvas — I'm using turpenoid and paint brushes to help blend colors.
I hoping to finish that soon and will post it then.
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Well — that'll be all for today.
Thanks as always for stopping by!
See you again soon...............
