Here are some things that I've learned recently as an artist:
- I have gained such confidence in my art abilities in the past 18 months. I am going through one of the most prolific periods of art creation in my lifetime.....but I can't show you all most of it, due to privacy concerns and deadlines. Believe me, I'd love to show them.
- In that vein, I am more readily trying new techniques. I wouldn't often do that; I would afraid of screwing up the piece. Now, I know that I do make a mistake, I can usually fix it. I'm learning.
- I'm having fun again! Art was a chore for a long time. I'm enjoying working on the board again, working on several projects at the same time.
- I LOVE to illustrate women! Nude, semi-nude, pinup---it has been so much fun to capture some very beautiful women this year in various states of undress. While I enjoy creating landscapes, monsters, and portraits, I just love the female form.
- I'm working in color! I will be unveiling a new piece in November for publication in a national magazine that is entirely done in colored pencil. A big departure for me; while I have done color pencil before, I tried new techniques on this portrait of Jax Turyna
Keep watching this space for some new work, and reworked old pieces!
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