Back to school...

Back in the fall of 2012, I decided to go back to college. I enrolled in a local community college, and spent the last year and a half getting better than anticipated grades. I have recently been accepted to attend The School of Art and Design at The University of Northern Colorado, and I can't wait.

So, I decided to bite the bullet and go back to college....I completed my first semester with excellent grades. I will have to post some of my WIP photos that I posted on my FB page for C&C.

WIP: AA Horseback

    I think I am finished with my rough sketch, and ready to proceed with the painting. The reference photo was submitted by a member of the online medieval arms and armour forum, the Armour Archive.

Dry Spell......

So, since my return from vacation, where weather prohibited me from doing any of the Plein Aire painting I had planned....pout.  So now, I am experiencing a drought of inspiration, and I thought I might search some other venues for that inspiration.  I would like to attempt a series of paintings depicting various armours from throughout history, if I can find photos that I like. I am more than a little interested things medieval, and am prone to fits of recreation, and involvement in the Society for Creative Anachronisms.

WIP: Big Bird....wild hairdo. Finished

This is where I am going to leave this one. I have submitted it for C&C on the wetcanvas.com site, and can't wait for some feedback. This was done on Canson 11X15 140lb cold press, with W&N paints.

WIP: Big Bird....wild hairdo

Working on this as part of the September Watercolour Challenge on Wetcanvas.com.  I haven't played much with masking, so this has been an experience.

WIP: Moose, moose, oh I likes a moose...

  Is it finished?  I dunno. I keep thinking that perhaps I need to have a branch protruding from the chest area of the moose.....but I don't want to overdo it. The balance seems to work the way it is, but I tend to overthink and then overdo.......GAH!