Change of Pace

 

Here's a traditional commish to get me outta that digital lull. My camera is pretty terrible and these photos don't do the final work justice. Created with acrylics/oils and took three days to complete. Way more enjoyable than sitting in front of a computer all day...

-Kirk

Solo Dolo

It's been a long time since I've updated with any new art. Work has a way of sucking all the creative juices from me. After a long day of grinding away on studio jobs, I'm unfortunately left with little desire to create anything for myself. Luckily for me, today being a holiday, I took advantage and tried something different. This is the result...

A while back Scott Mescudi posted an interesting candid shot and I had to do something with it. It's everyday moments that inspire and ultimately lay the foundation for creativity. It's rare for me to really know the end result on a piece of art, unless I absolutely sit down and start planning the thing out. This can detract from the end result, because one spends a great deal of time planning and grinding away at an essential blueprint of what the finished product might look like. So much time/energy can be wasted during this process and it leaves little room for a freeing, organic task of improvisation.

Well, one thing that needs to change is my openness to create more art just for myself. That's something which is never lost on a child with a coloring book, or happily sketching away -- creating for creations sake. It's supposed to be fun after all. Kid's know this and without even thinking about it. They do it for the sheer fun of creating something cool. I need to take a lesson from my five year old self, because that dude was much wiser than this old guy sitting here, typing away at this blog.

-Kirk

Tom Sawyer's White Fence

My rendition of one of the more iconic literary scenes in history - Tom Sawyer and that infamous white fence. I've seen some prior illustrations, most notably artists like Norman Rockwell had tried their hand at this scene. I wanted to break the mold and try something completely different, while putting my own spin on it.

Not satisfied with the bottom rendition, I tried a different approach - this time including his whole body and more of the burden to come.

"Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged." - Mark Twain 

Thanks guys!
Kirk