2011 Goals... Let's start with Portraits.

12/15/2010 Self Portrait

I really wanna devote 2011 to sharpening my skills, and figuring out where I'm going artistically. I feel I should START with portraits. Much of the work I really like does involve the face. sorta. Take Travis Louie for example. Its not an actual portrait of a person, but the subject and the lighting is really fantastic. Kris Lewis is another artist's work that I admire.

So, I need to figure this portrait thing out. Im starting with my own mug. As you can tell, I have a ways to go. The above sketch took about 90 minutes- and involved alot of erasing. I love to mark my progress so expect to see many more posts of my face. Hopefully they will be more and more recognizably my face as I go along.

Update: Feb 2011
Started the first Self portrait painting of the new year. I expect there will be many. not out of vanity, but out of trying to get it right. Currently, It looks like Zombie Allie. Hoping to get a chance to do more work on it
soon.


March 2011 Update: Still kinda Zombie-ish. Just more wonk-eyed.



















December 2011 Update:

This painting has been on the back burner most of the year.
Im not terribly fond of it, but it is almost complete.

Jan 2012 update:

finished and still wet.

Hoorah for Sunday.....Sunday is Painting day....

A Giraffe, a hummingbird, and a Dino. These are a few items Ive been working on throughout today. Having the first real day off Ive had in a while (no road trips, no feeling awful, no massive amount of errands to run) Ive been trying to catch up on a few paintings.

OTHER paintings Ive been working on today that are not pictured, but should be coming soon (should i ever finish them) include 2 other bird paintings, another stegosaurus painting, and "Charlie & Rex" - my dino/unicorn love sympathy that will probably never be complete. ( to see more of Charlie & Rex click HERE or on the title itself)

Also of note: this is an awful pic of my dino. However so much of the canvas was wet (and REFLECTIVE) that a decent pic couldn't be taken by my unskilled hands.

Im thinking of renaming this, and making it my doodle blog.

I dont feel like I really have the time to paint. I do have the time for these little guys, though.


So, Here you are. early December Doodle updates.

RHINO- Doodles

a fresh batch of doodles. im still obsessing with my Prismacolor set.

just in time for the new year: 2011 birdie calendars!

2011 Bobble head birdie calendars of my art available at: ZAZZLE.COM/ALLIEJANE1*

get it for 40% off when you use the code
40CLNDRS2011 until the end of November.

Old Books + Color Pencils = Doodle Obsession

I havent been this interested in doodeling since Ms. Hubbard's 8th grade English class. Lately, Ive been pretty driven to sketch and find neat things to sketch on. Here are a few from the last week.

mmm..... i think its FINISHED!

So, Ive been painting on this canvas for well over a year, but Im still not certain that Im done with it. The thing about this painting.. is that it seems to be finished, but I just cant tell. I think im gonna need to stare at it for another 6 months to be sure.

Oil and Acrylic on Canvas