More paintings

These are all older paintings of mine that are part of the collection I'm sorting through.  This was a fun way to paint and I do plan to do more paintings like this- especially since now I know how to make them better.  No, they don't necessarily have a political statement to make.  I paint what I want- whether it's to express myself or just for the fun of it.  I want to get back into the habit of painting on a regular basis on the side--  but some days I feel like painting scenes/portraits- and some days I feel like painting the more abstract, funky, retro content as seen in these pictures.   All of these images are oil on canvas.  I like to experiment with pastels, acrylics, etc- but oil is my preferred medium when painting on canvas.  I tend to save acrylics for mixed media pieces. 

 If anyone is ever interested in commissioned pieces, please PM me.  I'm happy to do commissions as long as it does not include copyrighted characters or custom Vinylmation figures.

Alice

I've been going through storage and sorting through older paintings of mine.  This one was inspired by "Alice in Wonderland". Oil on canvas.

Super Duper!

Sometimes you just feel great for no particular reason... even "super duper".  This is a little something I did for fun.  Enjoy!

Straight from the Disney Vinylmation Blog

I hope to have more pictures to share soon, but look what popped up on the official Disney Vinylmation blog!  It's a peek at my next custom Vinylmation- due for release this September at the Florida Project!

Dark Passenger

Meet Dexter Morgan. I'm not really happy with the pose here, so I may come back to it- but this was just meant to be a quick sketch while I was taking a break and enjoying part of season 5. Plus I feel like I really, REALLy need to post something.  It can be really frustrating to draw human characters so the more practice, the better.

Bit of a delay in posts...

Sorry for the delay in posts, folks.  Life has been busy.  I spent some time out in California at my very first San Diego Comic Con.  Now I'm hooked for life!  I met some amazing people, including several artists who inspire me.  I got to hang out with good friends, learn some stuff, and I got to fill my time with lots and lots of nerdy bliss. :)  It was awesome!

I realize I haven't posted much but I'm trying to get back into it.  I'm spending a chunk of my time trying to get back into my routine and any free time is spent working on a few side projects.  Bear with me, please!

Pirates of the Caribbean

Sorry for the delay in posts!  Life has been very busy.  Even though these aren't sketches- they started out that way.  These are two of my newest custom Vinylmations- shown with their packaging.  I did these for the July release party for Casey Jones' Pirates of the Caribbean Vinylmation series.  Both of these figures are 9" and completely hand made.  The top image of the skeleton at the helm is the first custom I've done that has no sculpted elements.  In the future- I will still do sculpted elements on some customs when appropriate to the theme, but I also plan to do custom pieces that are completely hand painted.

These are the full turnaround images of each custom piece.  Every time I work on one of these- it's fun but also very challenging.  I tend to experiment with a variety of mixed media- and it often means learning from mistakes.  Like many projects- it's not always smooth sailing.  Some come easier than others but it's very challenging (and sometimes frustrating) to try to make a hand crafted item match the idea in your head.  Experimenting (and patience) is the only way to truly know what does and does not work with these pieces.