Term 4 is OVER

Just finished my 4th term at Art Center College of Design, here are some paintings I did! The Mermaid one is from 3rd..... just thought id show it anyways.

Sketches!

Here are some quick sketches I did of my teachers Aaron Smith and Sean Cheetham at Art Center College of Design.

Check out their art:
Aaron Smith: http://mucksnipe.tumblr.com/
Sean Cheetham: http://seancheetham.blogspot.com/

Recent Portrait Studies

Portrait Painting

Heres some process shots of a portrait I just did. The first one is a very quick gesture of the face that I did in about 1 or 2 minutes. It helps me start off with a lot of energy that I try and preserve till the end of the painting. After that I continue to block in tones and shapes until it looks right.

Oil Study

Here's some process shots of an oil study I did in a workshop yesterday. Its pretty straight forward. I basically just keep blocking in from start to finish until it looks right.

Sketching for Illustration

Here are some in class paintings i did at art center. they are all acrylics on board 15"x20" except for the last one which is oils on canvas, 24"x36"

Art Center Stuff

Here are a few paintings ive done in the past week here at art center. Ive been trying to combine a love for exaggeration with painting, and I think you will see that in some of these paintings. The goal is to scare my portraiture teacher... I think I can still go more grotesque though.