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As a Savannah Artist, I have seen a great deal of artworks concerning themselves with the beauty of the city. I want to take the depiction of Savannah one step further by including some of the city’s elements that are not considered beautiful and juxtaposing them with the main stream version of beauty. [...]
I just finished a commission that pushed and challenged my creative and technical skill set, and I outwitted my inner critic! Here is the piece. Keep reading to see how and why I created this piece.
Final Piece The Client My client is one Eric Posman, a producer for ESPN and a sports writer. Posman [...] The Portrait of 230 Horne Street This piece measures 20 in x 18 in. It is drawn with archival sepia ink on a natural 80lb Strathmore paper. Their are subtle highlights added with white Prismacolor pencils. This original drawing was commissioned by Charlotte Cotton, who also happens to be my mother This [...] Win a 20 x 30 Experiential Jungle Metallic Print! How do I enter? There are four methods to earn an entry into the drawing. Drawing Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm on June 3oth. 1. To get 1 entry Leave a comment on any Blog on this site; Please venture away from this page to do [...] The April Edition of The Skinnie is on the stands, and it features seven full page illustrations by yours truly. The articles illustrated highlight the different personality types found at The Landings in Savannah, but never fear because these personality types are fairly universal.
Back When Bob The Golf Geek Green Jeanne The [...] First of all, I would like to thank those of you who have responded to The Daily Sketch with positivity and given your comments and suggestions.
Last week, I waited and posted The Daily Sketch on Friday, and the positive response was overwhelming. It appears that by posting a sketchbook suggestion on Fridays more [...] This week the Daily Sketch has revolved around the idea that drawing anatomy can be complex, but it is necessary to practice different anatomy parts in order to not “fudge” them. Because it has been an ultra crazy week with tight deadlines all over the place, I have posted exercises on Twitter but [...]
Happy First Day of Spring, Everyone!
Today, we continue the “Fighting Anatomy Fudging” sketchbook love. Today is mouth day. Draw as many mouths as you can stomach!! Again, thanks to Big Illustration Party Time for the inspiration for “Fighting Anatomy Fudging.” I will be catching up on past episodes of the podcast while painting today! [...] Well, St Patty’s was a good, good time here in Savannah, but I needed a full day to recuperate from the fun of early rising (4am) to get downtown and get prime real estate for the viewing of the parade. Plus the Kahlua and coffees really got to my old bones
Anywhoo, [...] Okay, so we have done a lot of drawing of inanimate things here on the Daily Sketch, so today, I encourage you to sit in a public place and draw the people. You will have to be fast, as people tend to move pretty fast. Try to capture their movements, gestures, characters, etc. [...]
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