It’s the first day of Spring…
And the first day of the rest of my life. I finally feel alive!
And the first day of the rest of my life. I finally feel alive!
This weekend I picked up a paintbrush for the first time in MONTHS. I had lost my desire to paint for a while, mainly because I felt like I was technically not where I wanted to be in terms of skill level. But then I had a moment of clarity. With my other painting I was working on, I was trying to stay within the lines, blend colours nicely and try to be ‘perfect’. It just lost all fun. I realised this weekend that the essence of painting wasn’t about achieving realism or being all technical (unless that is your style. Clearly it’s not mine) but about expressing a mood or evoking feeling. I enjoyed being really loose with the brush strokes and it’s cool that you can see the brush marks! It’s also the first time I’ve painted a person. I think I will repaint the face though. It looks like a ‘V for Vendetta’ mask to me.
I think this is a step in the right direction.
The first panda I’ve ever drawn. The most un-anatomically incorrect panda you’ll ever see!
This was for a project called European Panda, run by John Millerchip and Chris Nunn. People are invited to draw a Panda in any medium they like as long as it’s in black and white. Thought I’d jump on the band wagon and get in there too! Check out some of the other submissions here on Flickr and you should submit one too!!
So quietly, slowly but surely have been working on this poster idea for The Poster Cause. Please Visit them! They are an awesome initiative that helps artists and all those in need.
The Poster Cause Project is an online effort to sell and promote artwork by underground artists in a very limited form all while donating 50 – 100% of all profits to charities and organizations in need.
So onto a sneak preview of the sketch!
Just finished the poster for the 2010 Battle of the Ad Bands. Its a battle of the bands for advertising agencies. We won last year so we got the chance to design the promo material. I jump at the chance to make music posters!
Basically its a giant fight between characters from different and current advertising campaigns from the agencies in New Zealand. Hope you like!