Battling with thy self!

So I'm hell bent on getting a handle on portraiture, I figured the best way to start is with my own portrait. As I have done before.
I feel that as an artist, being able to do a self portrait successfully is a big part of self acceptance....

I have started using a mirror, which is why I look peaved off in them due to my frustration venting throo the drawings but guess it's a part of the proccess.

First study in stages starting with biro pen, blue ink an then white oil pastel.
Second study is a more loose biro scketch which I then built up on with oil pastels. Using layers to create form.
I also found that using the tale end of a paint brush to scrape back the layers of pastel proved very effective, as you will see in the close up I took....

Another process unfolded

Continued from last night's endeavor, I have used one my prints from the original drawing and worked into it with a simple fine liner.  Finding yet more shape and form to create a composition within a composition...

Above is the photo I printed out from my original drawing.

Above this is after I drew on top of this in a bid to create another design.

Here is the same drawing photographed in grey scale photographed upside down.  I prefer it that way if this was to become a bigger piece.  The space at the top breaks it up a bit, for mellower backround.  Could turn it 

into a strange landscape, lost the dog mind you, but that is the idea of abstractism.

Lost in the moment!

I have a folder full of photo's I took of moments or scenery that have inspired me to be creative.
With the hope that I may produce pieces from them.  I started a drawing based on a photo of my Dog (Layla) playing in the snow.  I always feel great joy out of seeing her play when we are out on our daily jaunts.

So from this photo I got out my pro markers an began to play around with it, this then escalated into printing a couple print outs an playing with the shape.  From then on I was lost in the moment as the dog was when I took the photo.......

Has been a while since I have done any creative stuff due to moving out our house and then back in and decorating.  Anyhoo your here for the art not my life story.......

Here is my picture and my ideas I have developed from them.....

                                          Layla in the snow last winter.....

                      My Drawing from this, using elements from shapes of Laylas body an shadow
                      The rest of the images are photographs I took of the original drawing, with various effects
                      on my camera.  I will use these to develop further.

                                          Monochromatic Lost in the moment.

I love this colour scheme 

Cool colours

So from looking at the I can now create more ideas an hopefully this will grow into something big....

Here is the final piece of Art I chose to do from my ideas above. This is a mixed media collage with multiple layers of painting and drawing on top of the various textures.  It is approximately 20" wide by 30" hight,  I used an old kitchen board, which I cut to size and primed  

Shania Craft

http://shainacraftart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.703279676352531.1073741982.139368439410327&type=3

Interesting artist from artist a day on fb :D

Interesting Artist...... Eyal Gever

I just came across this Artist Eyal Gever,  he uses computers to design his sculptures, then he creates them.

Its amazing to see the cross between multi media tools and real life size sculptures.....

Must Check out guys :D

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.701068739906958.1073741979.139368439410327&type=3

http://www.eyalgever.com/Installations

Alexa Meade

On youtube checking out arty stuff and I came accross Alexa Meade, a painter from America.  Her subjects are the real thing in which she recreates into a painting.  Pretty amazing live 3 dimentional artworks.  Her self portraits look amazing I love this unique style...... Check out the link below you wont be disapointed :)


http://alexameade.com/artwork/

Artist I found on FB

Artistaday.com

Scott Kiche is a contemporary artist living in Los Angeles. His work ranges from traditional realism to Surrealism. The artist was born in Guatemala in 1974. Like many artists Kiche’s journey in art began at a very early age. His natural talent along with the encouragement of teachers and family helped to create in him the commitment to become a fine artist. Kiche is a realist artist and has worked in this style throughout his entire career. He has exhibited works in Mexico City, Virginia, Washington D.C, Maryland, Chicago, Los Angeles and Texas. He also has received awards in several group shows and magazine publications. Kiche currently completed a successful tour with The International Realism Guild in a two year traveling museum exhibition that explored the current state of realism in the 21st century. He has been and is a member of many prestigious art organizations such as The California Art League, The California Art Club, The international realism guild Of America and currently by invitation The American Society Of Traditional Artists. He is currently represented by The Wally Workman Gallery in Austin TX and the Jack Meier Gallery in Houston TX. Scott Kiche is an emerging and important talent upon the American artistic landscape. Over the years his work has been and continues to be collected by art enthusiasts, corporate buyers and fellow artists a like. —Scott Kiche (22 photos)