The Outer Ring – 2011
The Outer Ring – 2011 24″x24″ Acrylic on Canvas
Marlene Dietrich Portrait – 2011
Marlene Dietrich Portrait – 2011 24″ x 36″ – Acrylic on Canvas Perhaps the ultimate Femme Fatale. I saved this one for last in this series because it took some time to find good reference images that really seemed to capture her onscreen presence. Her look was quite unique, and despite all the dark and …
Christie Gabriel Portrait – 2011
Christie Gabriel – 2011 24″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas This is a portrait of Christie Gabriel done to practice more flesh tone and portrait techniques.
2011 so far
So another year has rolled around and I’ve been busy as hell. Between running Noir dating the wrong people, trying to keep the business together, longboarding, and taking up painting again, I’ve been running flat out since September. I suppose all and all, it’s been a good last few months, but honestly the tail end …
Picking up the hobbies and the passions
It’s been a while since my last post. I guess I’ve been busy. Work was getting pretty slow near the end of the summer, but it’s been crazy for the last few weeks. In my spare time, I’ve taken up longboarding on top of the heli, painting, and getting a new kink night off the …
A little dislocation of the elbow never hurt anyone… wait.
Well, my weekend was a blur of pain. Friday I picked up a longboard, which I’ve been wanting for the last two years. I finally ran out of excuses, so I took the plunge. Of course, we all know what happens to people who pick up a sport again after years and years of not …
Hosts file for ad blocking
This is my updated anti-advertising / anti marketing hosts file for my windows machine. You can import it into your windows machine by using HostsMan available here. Please note that if you are using Windows 7 or Vista, it is highly recommended that you allow HostMan to disable the DNS Client (DNS Caching) service after …
New painting up on the gallery
Well, the latest painting is done. It’s another freehand airbrush on canvas. I rather like the way the textures and color worked out, but as it wasn’t well thought out, I’m not 100% convinced on the final outcome. Still, it’s rather interesting, and gave me a chance to try a bunch of techniques on canvas, …
Thoughts on Airbrushing on Canvas
I’ve recently taken to experimenting with airbrush on canvas instead of illustration card. I have to say that it’s been a real challange. I’m not fussy on the results so far, but I’m learning a hell of a lot. I usually try to use a techique that is light on the paint, and allows me …
Monday morning dullness.
Monday morning once again. I’m looking over my task list for the week, and discovering that some of the things I needed to get done last week have sort of bled over into this one. I can’t seem to find my 06 tax returns, I’ve forgotten to mail my GST remittances, and so on. I …