100th Post!

(and there was much rejoicing)

Today I want to post a bunch of my work from landscape painting thus far- it's been a really nice class so far and I've been picking up on a lot of stuff I'd been missing in my painting. And hey- playing with oils twice a week? It's keeping me sane.

We did some palette knife paintings which I conveniently forgot to take pictures of....but I'm cozy and comfy watching The Mummy while wrapped up in my Wall-E blanket so I'm not moving for a while. Luckily I have everything else we've done so far. First up- in class painting and the first time we were allowed to use both colors and paint brushes (huzzah!)


Amazingly enough it looks better in the picture I took.....but moving on! We went out to a park on Wednesday because for once it wasn't raining (apparently this has been one of the wettest Ohio autumns on record). But of course we get there and get going for about an hour before it starts to rain. Moral of story? Paint as fast as possible and revise later.


And it was unfortunately slightly damaged from the rain (you can see all the little missing flakes) but we (my roommies and I might go back to the park to hang out and paint this Sunday). If that doesn't happen we're supposed to go back there in class on Wednesday if it's nice out.
Then today was also a b-e-a-utiful drizzly disgusting windy cold miserable misting day of grossness. But we went outside anyway. Take that weather. We went to a different park and hid under shelters while painting. Got a bit more accomplished and took pictures at the end to work from to try and finish it up.


I particularly like what was going on in that section in the back on the right:


Granted I can't get any decent pics of it now since it's still wet but later this next week when it's done and dry expect an update.

Illustrative Drawing With Mr. Tardino.

This class. Finally a workload that is threatening to cave my entire life in on itself in an enjoyable way!
Illustrative drawing is one of my classes for the fall 2011 semester. Essentially we (the students) are each creating our own story for which we are designing characters, creatures, environments, etc. The fall semester centers a bit more around animals since we are able to go to the Columbus zoo!
My story is still a work in progress (as is every other story in the class)- but a quick summary of what I have typed up is here: (scroll past if you'd like to avoid reading)

So if you scrolled past basically all you need to get out of it for now is it takes place in Russia in the early 1900s (around 1905-8) and the animals involved are a Silver Langur, a Siberian Tiger, a Grizzly Bear, and two Timber Wolves (brothers). So far our class work has been mostly sketches and studies. I'll shut up now and let the pictures do some talking.



These three painting sketches were (as Tardino called them) "dream-scapes"- essentially quick environmental studies to get a mood and atmosphere across to the viewer. But from what I hear (from my roomie who is in the Monday class) he didn't want figures in them yet? Then again the example he showed us had characters in it so I just don't know anymore. But this is what he's getting.



Then some skeletons for all the beasties....and some walk cycles HERE and HERE.







Then some studies from the zoo itself....

All in all lots of work and I'm curious to see what my finished works wind up looking like for this class.

SCHOOL.

It hath begun. Three weeks in and I'm managing to stay on top of homework for once in my life. Granted it's only three weeks in. Anywho not much time for a detailed post tonight- if you want to see my ventures (once a day every day) head over to le tumblr:
http://klang-art.tumblr.com/
Since I can't go into detail about current projects (my head is spinning just thinking about them all) have a painting I did at the zoo last week- there's a bear in there (the sleeping blob in between the trees). Not that good but hey, it was an hour and a half in oils. It was fun practice.

Now I'm going to go back home and do more homework (seriously). A much more complete in detail update should make an appearance sometime this weekend.

Digital?

Thanks to my all around cool roomie friend and fellow student (HERE) I found myself rousted into practicing some more digital before finding myself back at school. In order to keep things simple I'll be doing studies of some of John Singer Sargent's work, and here's the first one:


Study of "The Spanish Dancer" approx 1hr.

Wow- things!

(Detail from earlier painting...)

Not many things to be had though. Ever sense starting work inspiration ran away quicker than imaginable. In essence what is being posted now is guilt-trip art to attempt to make up for a rather unproductive summer.













In conclusion more from life color studies are kind of important at the moment and I should work in pen more often since it forces me to attempt to be confident while drawing. Also if you can name what I was listening to during the various sketches you get internet points.

Sketches

Unfortunately there has been very little time for artwork since I started work two weeks ago now, but this 4th of July weekend I got to get out and about again and creep on people.

(^^ If only they were real ^^)

Oh and if anyone can name the albums/bands I was listening to at the time I'll give you internet cookies.

Art Show!

Well the East Aurora Art Society's Show was this weekend and it was a lot of fun. The weather could have been better but on a whole it was fantastic. If you're visiting here via the cards I had set out- welcome! I hope you managed to stay dry and had a good time as well. Browse around as much as you like and if you're interested in anything feel free to contact me (klangford.1@go.ccad.edu).
I actually did sell one piece- one of two prints of The Glass Coffin- and I received lots of nice comments all around. With that money I'll be able to get a new charger cord for my laptop so I can start up some digital nonsense again.