Giorgio de Chirico once said, “To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.”
Here’s my portrait of a wild turkey in gouche. Quite a bird. I also varied the background a bit by setting down saran wrap before the paint had completely dried….
Really enjoyed a trip to the Biennial Juried Knock on Wood Exhibition at the Bellevue Art Museum yesterday. Garric Simonsen use intaglio (like the old whaler’s scrimshaw) on reclaimed wood…
James Gurney has a great blog, Gurney Journey with great resources for how he learns to paint imaginary characters with life-like weighting, color, and balance. He uses references photos extensively to…
Here’s a digital illustration version of Basilton. Basilton’s back story is that he is Chief Inspector from Somerset in England. A resident of the bat colony of Somerset, he was promoted…