Art by Angie

More dinosaurs from Dino Rev

2011-11-03T14:36:00.000-07:00

I get a lot of requests for more dinosaur pictures so here are some more for you:) I'll get some more when I can. Here we go:

Velociraptors "Scarlet & Ibis"...I call them that as I designed their color scheme after this gorgeous scarlet bird. I thought they turned out beautiful.

The 2 goofball Guanlongs. I didn't really have much to do with these guys, but here you go:

I didn't have much to do with this episode either (except design the colors for the babies, the sharks and model the ammonites):

More Eoraptors as I love their colors. I texture painted and designed their colors. I had help painting the baby as time was getting short:

Probelesodon I texture painted and designed the color scheme for:

Rahonavis I painted the body and feathers. He has a great personality:

Rapetosaurus I designed the color scheme for:

I'll add more soon:) Thanks!

More high res pictures of Dinosaurs:)

2011-10-09T21:04:00.000-07:00

Some more pics for you guys.

Jack the villian Rex:

Baby Majungas. I was really happy with how this story turned out. One of my favorites:)

The Miragaia I modeled:

No explanation needed;)

More Cedarosaurus:

Anyway, enjoy:)

Texture Paint + Modeling Reel

2011-09-29T17:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick video of only some of my dinosaurs I've painted and modeled. The quality isn't the best and I've got a bunch more, but I need to wait before I can show them. This was pulled from a recording so its got the DC bug on it until I can get access to a good video copy. Enjoy:)

Some high resoultion images of my dinos from Dinosaur Revolution

2011-09-17T20:49:00.000-07:00

I got some stuff from work so I can show some better images of my texture painting I did for this show:) I also modeled some of the dinosaurs and even got to do some work on background plates, which was fun!

I LOVE painting pattern and color so I always wanted to paint the dinosaurs that had the most of either! It's a lot of fun to try and make the animals look as natural and interesting as possible. Hopefully it worked!

Anyway, Draconyx which I painted after an Appaloosa horse:

The Majungasaurus babies I painted after African Wild Dogs (design for these guys is Ricardo Delgado's;)

Shroomosaurus (Shunosaurus:) I made up the pattern for them and also modeled them and the Sinraptors I think I painted after Loons:

Unamed orange thing;) I think they were calling it a juvenile Pachy. The model was originally a Prenocephale. It was around Halloween so I painted him like a pumpkin:) I also modeled the base mesh for this guy:

Eoraptors. Male was somewhat painted after a pheasant.

The T Rex I painted was the "villian" Rex nicknamed Jack (this death mask design is credit to Ricardo):

Cedarosaurus I painted after Kudu antelope:

I have more stuff I'll get up later and when I can piece some of the footage together I will put it up here. Thanks everyone:)

More of my work from Dinosaur Revolution

2011-09-12T18:22:00.000-07:00

Besides painting colors and textures on the animals (fav part! HA!) I also got to model some animals. A lot of animals were unfortunately cut, so I have a small sampling of some shots Discovery Channel has released to the public.

Miragaia was definately the hardest to model, but I think they are one of my favorites:) Also got to model the "Shroomosaurus", lol. Or "Shunosaurus" if you prefer. His tail club is way to big, but it was done for the "story". Anyway, got to paint all the Shunos as well, the "mother" being my favorite in terms of color pattern:)

Got to paint the baby Majungas after African Wild Dogs (design credit to Ricardo Delgado on those;) you can't see them to well in this picture:/

Got to paint the Dinheirosaurus too. One of my early efforts though. Think it was like the second animals I did.

Draconyx is by far one of my favorites. I got to paint them like Appaloosa horses. No pics of them have been released by the network and I don't know if I can show them or not so I'll have to wait on those until I can get them for my portfolio.

Anyway, there's more, but I'll just wait until I can get proper stuff from work:)

Oh and for some reason they did a big time channel switch in the USA. So the last part of this show airs tomorrow on the Science Channel. I have no idea why this happened though;) But its got good 'ol Jack the Rex and the others in it so I can't wait to see it! :)

Best to you all!

Angie

Some of my texture painting for Dinosaur Revolution

2011-08-22T18:34:00.000-07:00

Now that these pictures have been posted online I can share them with you guys :)

A couple of the animals I painted for the show. I love color, pattern and design and was allowed to do my thing so this is the result of the Eoraptors (had some help with the baby from a co-worker who is amazing because we were trying to paint stuff in like 3-5 days, but adults are my guys;)

I also painted the "villian" T-Rex who we nicknamed "Jack" :)

If anymore get released I'll show you, I just can't show anything unless its officially released:(

Thanks guys!

Rex fight

2011-08-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

Alright, Comic Con presentation via Discovery here:

Rex fight

First Dinosaur Revolution Commercial

2011-08-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

Our first commercial for the show:

HERE

Enjoy!

More Dinosaur Revolution Pics

2011-08-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

Even more pics of our dinos!

Check them out here:

Dino Revolution pics

They include the Allosaurus and his "pal" a Ramph. Teenage T. Rex, Shunosaurus, and the Dinheirosaurus.

Enjoy :)

Dinosaur Revolution pics

2011-08-06T20:14:00.001-07:00

Discovery posted some new screen caps of some of our dinosaurs so you can go check them out if you want. Which you do. Because dinosaurs are awesome.

Dinosaur Revolution Pics

Yeah. Dinosaurs are cool. :)

Some fighting Hadrosaurs...

2011-08-03T20:03:00.000-07:00

just cuz they did more then fall over dead when roared at by big things with pointy teeth...

New Shapeways Models

2011-08-01T12:58:00.001-07:00

I've got 2 new models available on my SW site. Both are Male Lambeosaurus m. Many more models are on their way, its just time consuming and difficult to get them through the Shapeways process of making them printable. But here are 2 new models and I think they turned out very nice.

So if you'd like, go have a look at my SW page:

http://www.shapeways.com/hisdesign?user_id=28793

Stegosaur painting and new site to purchase prints

2011-07-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I finally finished my stegosaur painting featuring the Chinese Tuojiangosaurus. I like the atmosphere of the piece and think it turned out nice. With my paleoart I try to develop an intersting style and really want the animals to be a part of their surroundings. I try for mood. Hopefully I was successful!

I have more in the works and I have decided to try a new print on demand website for my work. If you want some prints, large or small you can find them at my art gallery here:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/angie-rodrigues.html

I also have the link saved to the right on the blog scroll.

It so far has just my steg painting, but others are well on their way. So check back for updates!

Thanks everyone:)

Comic Con Poster for Dinosaur Revolution

2011-07-21T14:58:00.000-07:00

Formerly "Reign of the Dinosaurs". I don't know why they changed the name, but here is the promotional poster for Comic Con featuring a stylized picture of our "Bad Boy" T Rex.

If anyone is going, let me know how you liked what they are showing. Which should be some final work for the show:)

Lambeosaurus Model

2011-07-05T17:16:00.001-07:00

Hey there! :)

Here's a Lambeosaurus I just finished. I'm not the greatest at Lighting and Rendering. I'm pretty much just a modeler and texture painter, but hopefully it passes as nice.

I had fun with the color pattern as always. Its a mix of bird and mammal coloration. I love patterns that are unique...no grey and black stripes:)

Anyway, I need to render out the Olorotitan and need to get this Lambeo up on Shapeways. Both models should be released this week from SW.

Have a great week!

More half finished things...

2011-05-15T23:47:00.000-07:00

These are the things I have going at the moment, along with the Steggie painting I'm almost done with. The Reign dinos have kept me busy the last couple weeks, so I put my stuff aside while I work on them. I thought I would just post the WIPs anyway, so I don't neglect the blog for to long.

I'm almost there with the color map for the Olorotitan. Alas, I missed the Hadrosaur Gallery for Art Evolved as I got so distracted, but maybe I can still put him in it when he is done:)

So, the two new paintings I haven't decided on the creatures yet, I'm just playing with shapes. The next PT I think needs Tenontos, so maybe the forest painting will get one of those. Now it just has some random Iguanodon type thing in there to play with shape and angle of the dinosaur. The other one I just sketched in something to see what the pose would look like. It turned into something feathery. Not sure what dino it should be yet.

Anyway, that's what I've been up too;)

Lots a Spots...Olorotitan update

2011-04-26T19:53:00.001-07:00

It's a lotta spots to paint, but that's cool. Spotted dinosaurs are fun!

I'm another day into painting him and already thinking about a pattern for the Parasaurolophus and Lambeosaurus I plan on sculpting next.

I also want to do something that is not a dinosaur. I do love the Gorgonopsids. Maybe I will try one of those at some point.

Anyway, another update showing this Olorotitan's progress. More soon:)

Painting the Olorotitan model

2011-04-24T16:28:00.001-07:00

I've gotten around to my favorite part of this process...texturing:) Right now I'm just blocking in color and pattern, later he will need other maps to make him realistic and tie it all together.

I prefer dinosaurs that are colored boldly. I love coming up with different designs for the animals and because nature is bold and colorful (and drab too) anything is plausible. That's the fun of it, this animal really existed, but I still get to make up things like color. Plus, I like them to be different than what everyone is used to seeing. Grey dinosaurs are so last year:)

I still have a long way to go, more later...

Detailing the Olorotitan and other WIPs

2011-04-15T16:29:00.000-07:00

I've been at work detailing this model. This Olorotitan is an older, adult bull. He's been around the block a few times and is no pushover. So he has the bite marks and scars to proove it. I'm going to move on to making the other maps for him and add details as I go along, but this is where I am at.

Also still working on my Stegosaur painting. I still have a long way to go, but its heading in the right direction. I'm blocking in the steg, getting his pattern and colors the way I want them before I tie him in with the background. Right now he stands out way to much.

More updates soon...

Steg painting WIP

2011-04-10T16:35:00.000-07:00

I decided I needed to jump back into some painting! I've been working on this forest scene, trying to stay loose and yet realistic at the same time. I tend to prefer Paleoart that is heavy on the art and less so on the scientific illustration. If that makes sense;)

In this piece I want to try and paint a peaceful forest setting, with pretty colors and nice texture. I'm still working on pulling it together, but am happy so far.

I've loosely sketched in a potential inhabitant of the prehistoric forest. Some type of Stegosaur was calling to me and felt right in this setting. For now he is a generic form of steggie. I'll probably either go with Tuojiangosaurus or maybe Miragaia.

Anyway, I have many more in my head that I want to get going on. Maybe I will block in more paintings tonight;) I'll post more as I finish.

Olorotitan detailing

2011-04-09T14:32:00.001-07:00

Now that I have the base mesh done, I'm starting to add details like scutes, scratches and will also get some scales on there asap. Then I get to paint him! My favorite part:)

Hadrosaurs...the most beautiful of dinosaurs

2011-04-01T18:32:00.000-07:00

At least to me. Everyone who knows me knows that I love these things. It pains me to always see them portrayed running in fear, falling over dying at the mere roar of a predator, always colored a dull grey. Always...boring. Just meat for those cool Tyrannosaurs.

I imagine them as very graceful, beautiful creatures. The males may well have been fantastically colored. Brilliant shades of everything to attract females or to show off to a predator that he was a healthy adult bull perfectly capable of defending himself and his herd.

And so I can't stop drawing these color keys. These are just simple sketches meant to try out different variations on color for my 3D models. So just getting my ideas out before I finish my models.

Let grey, boring Hadrosaurs be no more;)

Reign of the Dinosaurs clip

2011-03-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

The production comany I worked for on Reign posted some clips of the dinosaurs on their show reel. They want everyone to see it and go crazy:) So go see the dinosaurs! You get 3 of them to drool over;) Its on the show reel under "our stuff" about half way thru. Enjoy! http://www.creatvdiff.com/

Olorotitan WIP

2011-03-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

Started to refine the model even more. Now I'm paying attention to the skull, the crest and the general anatomy. I'm adding in more folds of skin and trying to get the base mesh most of the way there before starting the scales and fine details.

Olorotitan WIP

2011-03-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

I have some time this weekend to get more done on my Hadrosaur model. I'm adding muscle definition, fleshing in the frill and giving some flare and personality to that crest. I want a proud, beautiful Hadrosaur! No monsters here.

I'll be back with more updates soon. Thanks for following my progress!

Olorotitan WIP

2011-02-28T21:04:00.000-08:00

Got to work on this a little more after work tonight. I've added more muscle definition and have started sculpting in the main wrinkles. With wrinkles, you always want to punch them a little more than you think you should because when you start adding details like scales it will wipe it out.

I need to work more of the crest and face and get to some other things before I start the other details, but he is getting there;)

One more update

2011-02-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

Thought I would finish up tonight with one more update on this guy. I've been sculpting the rear muscles on the legs and such, adjusted the frill to look interesting and did more minor tweaks.

I still have some more to go on the base model before I start all the cool stuff. Anyway, why am I always sculpting hadrosaurs? LOL! I guess because they are the best dinosaurs;)

Have a good night

Olorotitan Updates

2011-02-27T14:36:00.001-08:00

I've been back at sculpting this Olorotitan model. Its still early in the game, but you can see some difinition in the thing.

I've got the overall shape of the animal down, remembering to have the palms of the hands face inward (dinosaurs did not have hands that were in that "bunny rabbit" position as so commonly restored...even in my old models!!! Yikes!!!)

I've started fleshing out some of the anatomy on the head, neck and front legs. The rear half still has yet to be sculpted.

I'm trying to figure out that beautiful crest. At this stage I will try and find as many skeleton refs as I can to help me.

So here he is so far. Once I've finished fleshing out the base model with the muscles and form, I will move on to the smaller details...the wrinkles, scales and scratches... Its always important to have a character for the animal, not just a generic "dinosaur". I've learned that at work and it has helped me grow as a paleoartist.

After that comes my favorite part...the colors!!! I can't wait to paint him with all those spots!!!

Follow along for more updates soon. Thanks everyone for all your kind comments and of course you are more than welcome to chime in if you see something incorrect. Its how we all learn;)

Later!

Color Design

2011-02-21T16:01:00.000-08:00

While I've been on the project "Reign of the Dinosaurs" I've had the opportunity to create a lot of color designs and found that I really love painting interesting patterns for dinosaurs.

This is something I've done for a dinosaur I am making for my own portfolio (its not for Reign). I love hadrosaurs and have chosen the beautiful species Orolotitan to model and paint.

I went with some nice color pattern to accent the head, possibly this is a male and his colors are meant for display purposes. He also has a piebald spotted pattern for the rest of him. Something I've noticed lacking in a lot of dinosaur design is spotted and piebald patterning. Many people like to use vertical stripes on their dinosaurs so I figured this would be a unique take on dinosaur color.

I'll be trying to model this guy and paint him soon:) Enjoy!

Reign of the Dinosaurs

2011-02-01T20:32:00.000-08:00

Do you like dinosaurs? Of course you do. Because they are that awesome!

I've been lucky enough to be a VFX artist onboard this fantastic upcoming Discovery mini-series for about a year now. I'm having a great time modeling and painting dinosaurs all day long:) And working with great people too!

So if you love dinosaurs, or even just a great adventure you will love "Reign". Watch for it this year, dinosaurs are so awesome!

Edmontosaurs Model

2010-04-15T18:27:00.000-07:00

Edmontosaurus is one of my fav dinos. How awesome is this guy?

I'm uploading him to Shapeways along with the Gryposaurus. I've ordered both models first to make sure they are indeed printable. Sometimes they slip thru Shapeways testing phase and I have to fix them.

Anyway, they will both be available ASAP, along with some others. AND I will be selling the models I get and paint:-) So look for those on my Ebay store in the future. I'll of course post them here first.

Cheers!

New Shapeways dinos!

2010-04-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Well, I got around to completing a bunch of new dinosaurs in Lightwave. I've already uploaded a cool looking Gryposaurus at my Shapeways shop and more will be on their way within the next week or so. The models are built, I just need to pose them which can take awhile.

Anyway, Gryposaurus for now. Soon I'll have a Corythosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Maiasaura, Saurolophus and others available. Then I'll move on to making some Stegosaurs.

My Shapeways Store

Enjoy!

Painted figure

2009-12-08T17:08:00.000-08:00

Alrighty, got to paint up one of my figures (Brachylophosaurus) that was printed from my CGI model. And here she is:) I was happy with how it turned out and plan on putting her in a diorama. I'm pretty sure she is screaming at a Tyrannosaur...telling him where to stick it :-D

My CGI Dinos turned into figures...

2009-11-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I saw this link posted by someone over in the dino figure forum and had to try it. They turn your CG into REAL models!!! OK, as awesome as this sounds, it takes a little getting used to modeling for a real figure. Plus, it isn't that cheap to do. Reasonable, but not cheap.

I tried it with 2 of my dinos. I had to pose them so that they would stand in the real world, make them watertight and hollow to cut down on the cost. It took me awhile.

Then I ordered them up (had to redo the Brachy once as there was a problem with it while printing) and they made it from the Netherlands to my doorstep today:)

They are about 1/75 in size, comparable to the dinotales figures for those of you that collect figures.

They feel a little delicate, but not to much so, just don't drop them! And they are paintable!!!

I'll hopefully get to painting them soon. Anyway, here they are.

If you want to buy one here is my store:

My Shapeway Store!!

They come in large and small and I'll be adding new dinosaurs to my store as I am able. After I make them, I order a small for myself b4 I make them available, so I can make sure they are printed well.

Anyway, tell me what you think!

Later!

Nothing like Last Minute-itis...Cryolophosaurus

2009-06-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I waited until the very end before deciding to paint a Cryolophosaurus. I had this sudden idea and thought...I need to paint something for PT magazine. The next dino feature is a Cryo. Let's paint it standing on a hill. Sniffing the air. In a sunset. Backlit.

OMG! This painting I was sure would fail from the start. Leave it to me to start it 3 days before the due date. Backlighting is HARD to paint! And throw in a sunset full of cloud patterns and colors. Whoa, it was a stupid idea and from the sketch I thought well...I can always just paint over it.

To my surprise it actually went relatively smoothly and I don't hate it. This is actually my first painting of a therapod. I find them difficult to get inspired by. Not sure why. Plus I'm partial to hadrosaurs, so am always looking for an excuse to paint them:-)

So, thankfully I learned that this guy was more like Dilophosaurus than the more robust Cryo's that are rendered. So I made my Cryo very gracile. To me, dinosaurs were beautiful animals and I want to try my best to portray them that way. Here, this Cryo is testing the wind, maybe has the scent of a female or prey.

I gave him a light coating of feathers on his neck and tail, mostly to break up the outline and add some interest. Backlighting is so hard to paint for me and to avoid the "halo effect" of the subject being outlined in bright light.

I had some problems coming up with a color pattern that would suit the backlight effect. I chose a piebald coloring (finally) so I could paint those gorgeous pinks, oranges and purples in the light colored areas.

So, overall I'm happy with it and happy it didn't fail!!! My first therapod, and sunset painting:-)

Not perfect at all...so I hope I improve as time goes on, but at least I don't hate it:-)

Take care!!!

New work

2009-05-07T13:07:00.001-07:00

Just a couple new wildlife pieces I finished, a bear "In Forest Haunts" and some wolves, "Run With Me". Both are acrylic as usual.

I've got some more wildlife art in the works now and may try mixing the acrylics with watercolor. I'm also working on some new Paleo stuff:-)

Gregory Paul Website....

2009-04-08T19:55:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite artists finally has a website. If you love Paleo anything, you'll no doubt know who GSP is and be a fan of his work...

Gregory S. Paul

New wildlife and Paleoart

2009-04-06T12:47:00.001-07:00

Hello!

So I've been busy with trying to get some more wildlife work done and attempting to perfect my colorful, expressive style:) I still have a ways to go, but am happy painting with all those colors.

I'm trying to get ready for this summers county fairs and an art and craft show I am trying to get juried into that will be over in San Francisco this summer. So I am painting a lot and also started some new felted pieces.

So I have a new wolf painting and a coyote portrait. I may still paint some "details" into these paintings, but for now I have them pretty good. A kaleidoscope of colors to make the painting fun and pop off the wall! I also changed some in the "Lobo" painting as I wasn't happy with it, just added more colors, etc.

Anyway, I also finished up the Hadrosaur painting I had been neglecting. Two Brachylophosaurus find their way to the top of a hill overlooking what must be a beautiful prehistoric landscape. This is the same dinosaur as "Leonardo", the famed dinosaur mummy.

I also have adjusted some things to my Styracosaurus painting that I felt needed to be done. After reading about them on Nima's fantastic blog I decided I could do a little better with the frills, etc. Nothing big, but I like it better now. For anyone interested in Paleoart I highly recommend Nima's blog! It looks like it will be a goldmine of information, plus some great artwork to boot:-)

So, I have got some bear paintings coming up and some new paleoart as well. I'll also put up my new felted pieces when they are further along.

Take care:-)

New fox and Wolf...

2009-03-23T12:47:00.001-07:00

A couple more colorful acrylic paintings to show. I finished another wolf and painted a potrait of my favorite animal, the red fox.

I'd like to paint a few more wolf and fox paintings as well as some bears and coyote. I'm also finishing up the hadrosaur painting and need to sketch out some new paleo pieces to start.

New work

2009-03-05T11:37:00.000-08:00

A couple of new paintings to show.

I finished a new group of wolves called "3 of a kind". I really love painting all those colors and shapes. One of my favorite artists is John Nieto and his bold and colorfully painted animals inspire me.

Another painting of ceratopsids running through flowers. This time it is of two Styracosaurus galloping through a field of spring wildflowers for fun.

Art Evolved launches...

2009-03-01T19:19:00.000-08:00

I'm happy to be a part of a new online gallery called Art Evolved. It has officially launched today and has a great group of talented artists sharing their paleoart work with the world. The first gallery theme is the ceratopsians, those frilled and horned group of dinosaurs everyone loves.

Many thanks to all the hard work of putting this exciting blog together goes to Craig Dylke and Peter Bond who are the administrators of the site.

So, head on over, check out the art and tell the artists how much you love it! And if anyone is interested in participating, you'll find all the info you need on the site.

ART EVOVLED

WIP Styracosaurus

2009-02-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

A new Paleo piece I just started. I have a long way to go, especially on the lead dino I need to fix a bunch of stuff, but it is looking alright.

More later...

Corythosaurus WIP

2009-01-10T19:12:00.000-08:00

'nuther update!

Corythosaurus WIP

2009-01-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

Another update. I'm trying to keep the colors muted and everything look like it is the late evening.

WIPs

2009-01-08T17:29:00.000-08:00

Two paintings I have going on. I got a little bored with the bears, but I did a little work on it today and it is on its way to almost done:)

The dinosaur painting is being done in acrylic on stretched canvas and is 12"x24". The scene is a Late Cretaceous evening, with a Corythosaurus in the foreground. Corythosaurus is my favorite dinosaur. I want this one to stay dark and have that "prehistoric" atmosphere to it.

Dapple grey horse available...

2009-01-08T13:40:00.001-08:00

I finished up this horse and he is now available on Etsy! I think he turned out to be very beautiful and I'm happy with him:)

http://www.craftycreatures.etsy.com/

Grizzlies

2008-12-23T23:03:00.000-08:00

I'm adding more color and definition to the mother grizzly. I blocked in some of the cub on the right, but am mostly ignoring them until I get the mother figured out. Still a long ways to go, but so far I like it.

Sabertooth WIP

2008-11-26T17:59:00.000-08:00

More work on the coat pattern as well as finishing up sculpting the other side of him.

Sabertooth WIP

2008-11-25T22:25:00.001-08:00

Although I still need to sculpt the other side of his head, I couldn't wait any longer to start adding some color. The colored wool is merino wool. It is a softer, higher quality than the core wool I used to sculpt the cat.

I'm trying out a rosette type pattern for his coat, kind of like a leopard. However, since this is a prehistoric cat, I can create my own unique pattern for him.

Lots more work to go and once he is near done I will start on the horse.

Brown Bear Finish

2008-11-25T16:46:00.000-08:00

I'm calling this one done or very close to it. Some, but not many problems creeped up during painting it (always a good thing!). A big, old, brown bear strolling through the woods.

Getting there...

2008-11-24T16:27:00.001-08:00

My brown bear painting is almost done. I kept him in a forest type habitat...lots of broken color and neutral colors in the foreground left to keep focus on the bear.

Brown Bear WIP

2008-11-23T11:19:00.001-08:00

More on the habitat, still trying to figure out what looks best. A little more to go on the bear. I like to paint wet in wet, it is drying so I better hurry it up!

Brown Bear WIP

2008-11-21T17:39:00.001-08:00

More on the brown bear painting. I'm slowly putting in colors in the background...trying to find what looks best. Also adding and subtracting highlights in the bears coat to get him to stand out. Still a ways to go!

Brown Bear WIP

2008-11-20T17:41:00.000-08:00

I've started a new little oil painting of a brown bear. This is how I start them, just filling in the animal with the basic "local" colors. I'll add my accent colors later, but already he isn't really brown. There are reds, greens and purples in his coat.

More later...

About done...

2008-11-19T16:55:00.003-08:00

My little fox in the forest is about done. Fun!!

Forest Fox update

2008-11-19T13:07:00.001-08:00

More work and another update. I just love putting all those bits of bright color in the fox and the habitat. To me, it is a lot more interesting and pretty than painting the fox all orange and red. It is art after all:)

Forest critter...

2008-11-18T18:42:00.001-08:00

Probably my last fox in my fox a day journey. Its nearing the mid way done point, I can never tell though. So far so decent...

Got a good deal of bear sketches going. I need to go get some more gessobord though (my preffered support). I also have some more paleoart coming up.

I just ordered a good deal of felting supplies. I am going to try and go through some steps of creating a creature here on my blog. The supplies should be here in a few days and then I'll get started:)

Felted Wolf WIP

2008-11-14T23:29:00.001-08:00

The wolf is about done, the photo does not show all the details. He even has little paw pads:-) I made a little dead tree branch with mushrooms to make it look like he is howling in the forest. I may do a couple more habitat items before he is ready to be placed on Etsy.

Felted Wolf WIP

2008-11-13T20:31:00.000-08:00

More on the wooly wolf. Worked on the back end, legs and tail. He is almost done. His legs are posable because of the wire armature I use inside the sculpt.

I'll touch him up some more and then try and create a base for him.

New cards...

2008-11-13T16:23:00.000-08:00

More new paintings and new cards available at Redbubble:) :)

New landscape

2008-11-04T12:36:00.001-08:00

original 6"x8" oil on panel

UNFRAMED

$48.00

A new little landscape of a Redwood forest bathed in sunlight.

Fox on the rocks...

2008-11-03T13:30:00.000-08:00

I am almost there with this painting. It is big, bold and colorful...just the way I love art to be! I put in all shades of beautiful color, from oranges to greens to purples and pinks. Kind of a different take on a "red" fox. I want to try and make my art stand out and express myself through use of color. Hopefully others will like what I'm trying to say with my art.

Another one

2008-10-28T16:21:00.000-07:00

Another fox painting I'm working on! Next I'll be trying some polar and grizzly bear paintings.

Fox Finish

2008-10-20T17:26:00.001-07:00

I changed the habitat on this one, I thought a bright blue looked better than a forest habitat. Its large at 18"x24" and is on Cradled Gesoobord, so no need for framing.

I've been sketching foxes everyday and painting them to learn a lot about them, I've started doing the same with Polar, Black and brown bears now.

New Fox

2008-10-14T23:34:00.000-07:00

Still doing a lot of foxes, trying to learn a lot about how to paint them. I've got the fox painting system down alright. Its a matter of painting pure oranges, reds and yellows with accents of purples and other colors.

Not as easy as you would think though. I've got a good start on him. I need to fine tune his face and paint his eyes and then move into the legs and tail end. The background is loosely painted for now. It will remain loose in the end as I don't strive for photorealism, but I will try and paint a lot more into it.

This is the biggest painting I've done at 18"x24". It is painted on Gessobord 2" Deep cradle. No need for framing this one, which is good because frames are expensive. So this fox will hold his own on a wall, without need for any framing.

Landscapes

2008-10-08T12:39:00.000-07:00

I am trying to paint more landscapes. Trees are my favorite subjects as they have so much character and are so beautiful.

These are two 6"x8" oil paintings. One is of the beautiful Redwood forests we have here in the Bay Area. The other is a portrait of an old Sycamore tree.

I hope to do a lot more of these!

Fox a day...

2008-10-02T22:58:00.000-07:00

This is a new oil I started as part of my fox a day challenge. Still have some to do, but I got the bulk of the fox done in one day.

Fox a day...

2008-09-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

To better understand our subjects, my friends at Wetcanvas started up a 30 challenge. I've chosen my favorite animal, the fox, to do.

These are mainly sketches done in crayon and ink. I'm sure once I can get through my wolf painting I will do more involved work.

Anyway, drawings number 1 and 2...

Fishing expedition

2008-09-08T12:50:00.000-07:00

"Fishing Expedition"

Another brown bear painting. I like the idea of painting these bears in rushing water. This one has caught a sockeye salmon for dinner. It was fun to paint all the colors and since I don't paint ultra realism, I'm allowed to put bits of red, pink and purples into the bear's coat. I think it is a fun and creative way to paint.

New Paleoart Piece

2008-08-14T13:04:00.000-07:00

"Edmontosaurus"

I enjoy Paleontology and painting prehistoric animals. This is my newest Paleoart painting. It depicts a hadrosaur called Edmontosaurus walking through colorful flowers, similar to my Chasmosaurus painting I did.

Since dinosaur coloring is not known, I chose tans and yellows with a beautiful blue head and tail for this dinosaur to compliment the oranges and yellows of the flowers.

Hadrosaurs, or "duckbills", are my favorite type of dinosaur so I likely be painting more of them!

New Grizzly Painting

2008-08-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

"Did Someone Order the Fish?"

I think I finished this little acrylic painting of a grizzly catching a salmon for lunch. It's title is "Did someone order the fish?" and it actually went pretty smooth. I tried to have the grizzly look like he is fighting the rushing water a bit while hanging on to his prize catch. The bear was fun to paint, the fish was a little tricky (I think because of the small size of the painting), and the water was surprisingly easy to get to look the way I wanted.

Overall, a success. Next up is a paleo piece I've just completed.

Fox Paintings...

2008-08-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

"Ready or Not!"

"Fall Colors"

One of my very favorite animals, these creatures are a joy to paint. Their beautiful coloring makes for an eye catching and colorful painting.

These are painted in acrylic on Gessobord. The running fox is titled "Ready or Not!" and I tried to make this fox look like he has just spotted a rabbit or something off canvas and is bounding after it.

The other painting, "Fall Colors", was fun as far as all those beautiful colors, but it really gave me some problems! I repainted the background many times, trying to find the right amount of detail to compliment the fox. The background says "forest" without explaining every pine cone or leaf.

More bears and a prehistoric beast...

2008-07-03T14:39:00.001-07:00

Another acrylic painting of a grizzly bear, who is taking a stroll on the tundra. This is a small painting, 8"x10" on pastelbord. I found the surface easy to work with acrylics on and I'm pleased with how this little painting turned out.

I've ordered some colourfix primer to put on some gessobord so I can see how that surface is to paint on. They have some neat colors that I think would be fun to try.

The other painting is of a dinosaur, Chasmosaurus. Flowers had just started evolving during the time this guy was around, so I painted him enjoying running through a wildflower field. If you are wondering where this came from, I've had an interest in Paleontology since I can remember. Animals of unbelievable size and forms that really existed! How cool is that! Plus, I get to take the creative license pretty far in terms of color, ornamentation, behaviors, etc. The term for this kind of art is called Paleoart, or Paleo Wildlife Art. This painting will hopefully soon find it's way into Prehistoric Times magazine...a great mag that caters to all things prehistoric! I highly recommend it if you find this kind of stuff as neat as I do. Here is the link for PT magazine: http://www.prehistorictimes.com/

First post!

2008-06-28T23:17:00.000-07:00

"Go Fish"

Hi there everyone!

Welcome to my blog where I hope to share with you my efforts at painting in acrylics and oils.

I enjoy painting wildlife, as difficult as it is to do. I favor looser treatment of the paint, as opposed to tightly detailed rendering of every hair. I've mostly painted with oil paints, but have currently been experimenting with acrylics. I'm finding that the fast drying time can actually work in my favor since I like to build up texture in my work.

This is my newest piece, titled "Go Fish". A brown bear successfully nabs a salmon. It is acrylic and is 12"x12". This painting was almost a failure, I almost dumped it. It managed to survive though and I think I'm happy with it.