Just Updated My Website "Sketchbook"

Hi,

I just finished updating my jephyr.com website's "sketchbook."

See images of that update below—(although they're smaller than what appears on the site).

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Now—thumbnails of select sketchbook work can be found—all on one page—with links that will open a new window with larger views of them.

There is still a bit more work to be done to that page—and I plan on updating all of my other website pages as time allows.

But for now at least my digital art and sketchbook drawings pages on my website are more complete and up-to-date.

Please check 'em out—and eagle-eyed visitors—please let me know in the comments here if you spot typos, or broken links, etc—and you will have my deep gratitude!

Thank you—and see you again soon........

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Tiger Study - Oil Pastel On Canvas

Hello,

As I wrote in my last post I'm currently working on more "real world" art — rather than digital art — and am emphasizing color media like pastel pencils and oil pastels — instead of just pencil sketching.

A few weeks ago I went out and bought some canvases and just finished my first oil pastel on one.

Working with oil pastels is giving me a renewed interest in working with oil paint again — something I haven't done in a few years.

Anyway — today I thought I'd share the latest — a tiger study from a photo that I'd previously done as a digital painting and shared on this blog a year ago.

Check out my blog post about that here <  link will open a new window.

Tiger Oil Pastel Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
9" x 11"

Thanks for stopping by!

See you again soon!

New Pastel Pencils And An Oil Pastel

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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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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...............

New Pastels And Sketch

Hello!

As I wrote in my February 3, 2017 blog post I purchased a tin of 36 Faber-Castel Pastel Pencils (see photo and link at bottom).

After a few weeks of using them I can say I'm really happy to have them and am learning more about how to use them every time I pick them up

Today I'm going to post three recent drawings from my sketchbooks using them—and one related pencil sketch.

"Purr-T" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  I'll start with this elegant beast (one of my favorite animals).

I found the photo I used for reference on Pexels—a Royalty Free Photo site—and printed it out so I could make a pastel study of it.

As I mentioned in my last post I purchased 2 sketchbooks with grey paper—and used the larger one for this image (9 x 14").

"Wuff" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  This one was the second drawing I'd done with my new pastel pencils and grey paper.

I found the photo I used for reference on Pixabay—another Royalty Free Photo site—and I also did this in the larger 9 x 14" sketchbook.

"Pretty Bird" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  Just finished this one yesterday—and call it "Pretty Bird."  : )

If you've seen my other posts—by now you know I love birds—and am oddly drawn to the stranger looking ones.

Not to say I don't love the beautiful ones—but there is something so cool about the "ugly ducklings."

This drawing was done in the smaller sketchbook (8 x 10")—and the paper has a little more "tooth" which I'm liking. 

http://www.nitramcharcoal.com/blog/understanding-paper-tooth-what-to-look-for-in-an-artist-charcoal-paper

"Pretty Bird - Pencil Study" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^ I did this pencil study of the same good lookin' boid from above in my regular, plain old white paper sketchbook.

Although I took some liberties with the look in this rendering—making it a little more cartoony and caricaturized—it did make good practice for the color version.

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Well—that's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by!

God Bless!!

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Faber-Castel FC112136 PITT Pastel Pencils In A Metal Tin (36 Pack), Assorted