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Starting a new!

So it's pretty obvious I don't update this blog anywhere near as often as I should, and it's not a very organized portfolio. I initially started this blog for my first year of tafe just because it was a requirement and didn't really put a whole lot of care into it. I said I would keep updating and I still will, just not very frequently. In truth, this blog may fade out, (however I still own all copyright to all the art posted on hear!) but I will try my hand at Tumblr to continue posting my art online.

Tumblr seems to be a better place for artists to post their work for viewing by the public and to maintain a portfolio/gallery better than a blog website. Let's face it, blogger is for people to rant and post opinions, not art..not really. Now, I shall end my post and go on a quest to figure out how in the heck Tumblr actually works. Once figured out, I will eventually post a link here to my new art page. (Art still to come as well, just not as often as it should).  

"Loreley"

"And the winds would cry, and many men would die, and all the waves would bow down to the Loreley" - Blackmore's Night

Fine liner (0.05, 0.8) on 150gsm paper

Finally after a year of school work I managed to just sit down and do some personal drawing. It was a nice break from painting. Tafe work to be uploaded soon.  

Watercolour Work in Progress

Thought I might add an update since it's been a while. Fully completed works coming soon. (Hopefully)

Painting Progress; 'The Maiden and the Selkie'

My previous school project of 'Labyrinth' isn't finished but we had to switch to a new project. This one is based on the song 'The Maiden and the Selkie' by Heather Dale. There's still a lot to do but I just like looking at the progress of her face. This is a comparison of the first day spent painting it and todays 'redo'.


 

Signing artwork.

I always get confused as to how I should sign my artwork. For some things I put my signature, others like paintings (on canvas or board) I write out my full name, and for a series of small illustrations I'm currently doing I write  only my first initial and my last name in full. I never know if there's a correct way to sign art. Are you meant to stick to just one signature or are you able to write it however you like? Hmm...

Forest Guardian

'Forest Guardian'

Photoshop CS5

Some comic/illustrative work. It's nice to take a break from the 'fine art' side of things and just do something you really enjoy. Not to say I don't love painting. I think I need to add something to this still. But I'm happy with the outcome.

She guards the forest and speaks the language of the trees. Their souls and mana are one.

Painting progress; School project 2.

Second painting of the year for 2nd yr of Tafe. Thought I'd actually upload some progress. We had to pick our favourite book, movie and a found object and combine them into one image. So far, only about 25% of my image is done, if that. But here's an update anyway.

Update + photo

So I'm not even sure if anyone really looks at this blog, but I like to update it when I can. I know I should update more but life get's in the way and I've never been very good with organization. Busy with school and trying to sort out...stuff. But I wanted to upload this photo I took using my iPhone on the way to school a month or so ago. As soon as I saw it it made me smile and I hope it makes you smile too.

Thank you to whomever it was who drew this on the St Georges Rd bike path.

 

Request; 'Gaming Time' Official background

A request from my friend Jamie, a background for his new YouTube channel 'LukeandKoopa'. His new channel features gaming videos he makes with his friend Luke where they commentate, VS and co-op together for everyone's amusement. Every now and then there may be a music video or review uploaded as well. Looking forward to it! (Still in the works a bit, but it will be up and running very soon! 24-48hr)

http://www.youtube.com/user/LukeandKoopa

Photoshop CS5

'The Italian Way' & Update

Finally after what seems like a lifetime I finally have my internet back! I'm back at tafe so hopefully I'll have more art to share more often. I'm currently working on a commission for a friend and that will (hopefully) be used as the cover of his debut album. I'm looking forward to the album regardless of whether or not my art is on the cover. But in the meantime here's a little something I've been wanting to upload for the past week.

    "The Italian Way"
Photoshop CS5

For an explanation of this piece please check out my deviantart submission of this artwork (which I'm more than happy with how it turned out).
Click here please!

Worship the Sun

'Worship the Sun'

Oil on A3 Canvas paper

 

Please excuse the bulldog clip at the top of the photo, and for the quality of the photo for that matter, didn't have anything to rest my painting on. 

I'm really into further exploring the idea of Goddesses and Spirituality in my art and in life. There's no reference or influence for this painting in particular (eg. Hecate, Lilith, Artemis etc.) I just wanted to paint a woman of the earth so to speak. 

((And yes most of the goddesses will probably be lacking clothing...what goddess wears clothes if she can help it?)) 

The Forest Queen

"The Forest Queen"

A4
0.05 Fine liner on paper

Spent the day drawing this. A young faun greeting his Queen with a gift behind his back. She's really not as stern as she looks.
I'm very happy with how this turned out. It started with just a quick drawing of a face, and slowly over the past 11 hours became this.

New Year Blessings

First post of 2013. Good bye past, hello future.

"The Goddess of Blessings"
HB pencil
Photoshop to add colour tint.
Copyright and all rights reserved (and all that jazz)

)O(

Night Light

Some of the photos I took for the Night light project for Photography this year at tafe.

Thanks to Debs and Stuzz for all your help with this project.
 

Pardon the lack of updates, dealing with life and shit...

Charcoal Maiden

 Just an A2 sketch pad, some charcoal and Loreena McKennitt's "Book of Secrets".

End of a Year.

                                                         And so ends my first year of tafe.
Hand in for assessment was last Friday, and man was it hectic, but I think everything that needed to be handed in was. I thought I might show you all how that armadillo hard ground turned out. This was a bonus print I did, this one could have used a bit more ink on it but I had no time to do another one because the printmaking room wasn't open during Catch-Up week (Which makes no sense!)

My internet has been running incredible slow this past week and a half, but hopefully it will pick up and I'll be able to keep this blog more up to date with new artworks, events, reviews and whatever. I'll try to make these holidays as art productive as possible. 

Printmaking Final Project, Hard-ground Etchings

A quick iPhone photo of one of my four final animal copper hard-ground etchings for printmaking. This is what my armadillo etching looked like right after I took it out of the acid bath yesterday before printing. Looks like he's having an 'acid trip' *troll face*

Underneath you can also see part of my Bumblebee-Bat, Red Fox and Emperor Tamarin etchings. The final prints of them turned out really well. Once I get them back I'll upload them before assessment (fingers crossed).   

Review; "Print Me. Graphic Design and Printing"

Located on the corner of Bourke St and Russell St in Melbourne's CBD, 'Print Me' is by far the most impressive printing company I've been to. High quality prints, on the day service, and very, VERY affordable, which is a God-send for anyone on a budget, and any art student with a major project to complete.  

My former preferred printers was 'Toucan Digital" on St Georges Rd, but that closed down more than a year ago. So I had to put my Google skills to use and find myself a new printers. For the most part it looked like I was going to have to get my work printed at Officeworks. I can tell you that is the last thing I wanted to do; the last time I had a project printed at Officeworks the quality was mediocre, it took almost an hour of a few A6 sized photos to be printed, and I was not impressed with their "customer service"((I don't care how bad your whole 5 minutes at work have been, you give me that 'Bitch Please" Chris Crocker look again and I'm going to slap it right off your face)).

So amongst all the options I was given I clicked on 'Print Me' and was greeted by a most charming website full of bright colour and pretty much any and all information I'd need to know about their printing options. They print anything from business cards and letterheads to wedding invitations, posters, raffle tickets and many other options suited to your needs. However, they didn't have a list of prices, but they said they were very affordable. They do provide a 'request quote' online option, but I called up instead. I asked about price and on-the-day service and being very surprised by the quote given I headed down to Print Me to have my work printed. The office is quite small, and there was only one girl working there, but boy was she efficient.

Are you ready for this?
Four A3 posters, full colour, matte finish, 250gsm, beautiful quality, $6.
That's right! Something that anywhere else would have cost me $200 only cost me $6! And they were printed in 5 minutes. Holy Jesus! Best printing company ever!

If I had one negative point it's that you have to press an intercom button to enter the building and theirs was broken, so I had to call them so they could open the doors for me.

But seriously, if you have something you need printed, go to;

Print Me
3A, 190 Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Or  check out their website and order from there: Print Me website                
Happy Printing!

Quick Note

I swear new art will be coming soon, it's all just a bit hectic with school coming to the end of term and getting ready for assessment, and working personal work around all that is quite difficult, or maybe I'm just making excuses, maybe both.