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Recent Illustration
I still need a better photo of this one, but I thought I'd go ahead and put it up. I painted this for my portfolio and after some editing and cropping hopefully for the blog header above. It's roughly...
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Sketchbook Scan - expressions
I've had a big project that I've been working on the last few weeks. I've gotten a lot of practice drawing with my arm instead of my wrist, and using the side of the pencil more than the tip. It...
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Illustration Update
I recently did this illustration for the Choice Eats tasting event in New York. You can swing by the Shannon blog to read more about it. I also updated the ole portfolio with a few of the pieces I've...
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Adding Some Color
When I was younger I used to shade a drawing with colored pencil, getting the layers pretty thick, creating a wax like support for subsequent acrylic washes. This keeps the paper from wrinkling and...
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On the Easel
A recently completed oil painting on board. Thanks to my cousin Paige who modeled for me.
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Preliminary Drawing
Saturday was a stormy start to last weekend. It was nice to pull out a lamp, set myself up in a comfortable spot, and draw while listening to the thunder.This sketch is of my brother holding a small...
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Wearing of the Green
Star of the County Down (Music by the High Kings)I'll try to post more here in the near future. Below are a few tunes I'm enjoying this day. Have a great weekend everyone!Rising of the Moon - Clancy...
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Brandy and Brice - Colonial Pirates
Bloggers are allowed a nonsensical post every now and again over a period of time. This is one. An 18th century game mod is the inspirational source behind these little sketches, some of which were...
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Pencil Study
Still can't post most of the stuff I've been working on lately. It's either incomplete or under contract. I did manage to put together a tutorial on using Sculpey modeling clay. I'll post it in the...
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Super Sculpey Tutorial
I should stop saying, "coming soon" on this blog. It never happens. Here I've put together a little something on how I use Super Sculpey modeling clay, as I mentioned I would in my last post. I've...
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Weekend Break - With Pencils
Wish I had a buckler. It wouldn't help me through the work week much but then again… maybe I should try it!I'm one year closer to 30 and feeling it in my bones. It's tough having young people laugh...
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Run Orc! Run!!
The First Annual Goblin Run, with Wizard Gandalf overseeing the race! -or- Gandalf's new "Scorched Orc" Policy. -or- "Leave no Orc unburned!"What if there was a series of "Run Orc! Run!" sketches....
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2011/2012 ARC Salon Finalist.
Resolve - 36" x 28" oil on canvasI'm pleased to announce that my painting was selected as a finalist for the International 2011-2012 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition. You can see the winners and...
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