blinded by the light

I stared into the sun for a while with my hand positioned in front of it, so that i could look at what it was doing to the hill without blinding myself. i didn't have my paints, but i took notes, and did a painting based off of those notes
(i think this ruined my eyesight)

i am a slow speed painter

sunset junction

went painting with erin at sunset junction. had alot of fun.

First painting for story

this totally didn't come out how i wanted it to. i have a feeling this is going to be a reoccuring theme with this project.
BUT...
if one wants to make an omelet...

GOSH

I have the best idea for a story to write/illustrate/design EVER! I am so damned stoked about it, because it combines all the ideas that i've been wanting to combine for some time. This one will work out.

I draw heads

these are a couple options for the oil painting i am working on, i really like the middle one the best. It's raskolinikov right after he's blacked out for a few days, and he has visitors, that he doesn't want there. anyways, i need to start working on some environments. like whoa.

just watched pulp fiction

Alright, just watched pulp fiction, I was noticing interesting highlight light shapes and texture on some heads. I Felt like doing a quick painting before bed... photoshop style. Did this one with value and then added a color layer. I am REALLY bad at using color layer in photoshop( help). Every time I attempt this, it turns out obviously looking like a color layer over value. Gradating the color away on a mask looks really cool... I'll have to remember that.

I haven't touched photoshop or painter for a while because i've been wanting to do some large work with traditional media. I've done a llllitttle bit, But mostly this idea of "keeping it real" has just caused me to produce less. computer=faster. Which doesn't mean I won't keep trying
at it.

I recently moved all of my studio stuff out of the breadbox that I call my room. I moved my stuff up... and over we go through the wave and undertoe/I will float until I learn how to swim
... into the attic. LOTS more leg room. lots less clutter.