Saturday, April 20, 2013

It's Not A Dinosaur!

Pterosaurs lived during the dinosaurs time but they were not dinosaurs. That title is saved for land reptiles whose legs were positionef below the body. Modern day reptiles have legs that jut to the sides of the body. Pterosaurs had the ability of flight. There is still some debate as to whether actual flying was the norm or primarily gliding.  Regardless, in watercolor, I've began a painting of a Pteranodon. It's a toothless pterosaur that was discovered to have a resemblance of short fur covering its body. More to follow...


Saturday, February 2, 2013

Forest Magicians

Well, I've managed to knock out one of the 9 billion projects I'm working on.  Present is an Eastern Chipmunk. This little guy has four digits on its front and five on the back. At times when it isn't storing and transferring food, it has been seen with a mouth full of dirt. Mmm, dirt.  The chipmunk nests underground and in order to disguise its entrance, the chipmunk carries the excess dirt away.
What I've learned during my time painting this wooded creature is that the Chipmunk is a very deceptive being.  From the number of digits not matching to seemingly performing magic tricks by making a mound of food disappear in its mouth and to putting the "welcome mat" of his home elsewhere, I find I can never trust a Chipmunk again.  Neither should you.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

9 billion

Well, now that being sick for the past month and a half is possibly over, I've turned my attention back to the nine million projects I have to finish.  Here is a selection of something I started during one of my last trips to starved rock.  In case you are unaware of what a chipmunk is, this is a chipmunk.  This little guy was scurrying about as the group I was with walked by.  For a split moment, it stared right at us with soul piercing eyes. Maybe it wasn't that dramatic.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Pressing News!!!!!!!!! (not so)

Hello all.  The latest page of Bear To All is up at RunningTurkeyStudios.com .  Click this solar squirrel's face if you want to jump straight to page 5 or else hit the site link above.

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Support on a Platter:)

Another page is up!  I'm not doing this to save the world but please read and spread the word anyway.  In page three, we simply follow a squirrel from charging up in the sunlight to running rapidly and for no apparent reason as real squirrels do(minus the charging up of course).   Click here to  read: runningturkeystudios.com

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Death Star PR

Here is the finished poster for Death Star PR.com.  It will be used to promote the websites upcoming webseries.  Please visit the site deathstarpr.com if you have even a remote interest in Star Wars.  You won't be disappointed.

The artwork is was created on a gesso covered illustration board.  I used graphite rendering under acrylic airbrushing under color pencil.  The type was added in Photoshop along with minor touchups to retain information lost in photographing.  I did it this way in homage to the great Drew Struzan and his work on the film posters.  I can't say enough what tremendous skill he has and I am very happy just to learn from his art and technique.