Muddy Waters

Been messing with this for a little while here, finally got it how I like, enjoy!

digital sketch and paint

A friend hired me to do this one of her sister and brother in law

as Frankenstein's monster and bride of Frankenstein, as you can see.

it was a lot of fun and a bit of a challenge being asked to make someone

look good and a monster at the same time. thanks!

VDC Logo

Did this one awhile ago, my wife did the coloring, shield and spear.  Its pretty cool to be able to work together on projects.

Race Anouncers...

I did this one last month since the US Pro Challenge rolled through town and these were the gents doing all the announcing during the race.  From left to right is Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll.

work in progress

   Been working on this one for little while, getting closer to being finished.  Check back soon, thanks.

beluga

I suppose that I should have posted this first, but here is the 3'' by 4'' original of the whale previously posted

underwater smile

I had sketched just a little 4'' x 3'' version of this in my portable sketch book one
day and my wife just loved it, so for her birthday I digitally painted it and stretched it
it on a canvas for her. Enjoy!

Death rides a plain bike

I did this for a donation piece for the Montrose Area Bicycle Alliance (Maba) silent auction that's is this today during their first Love Your Bike Party. I hope it makes them lots of money.

Mt. Goat

I was re arranging the other day ago and I stumbled upon this pic that I had sketched of a mt. goat I did a couple years ago. I really love how the values turned out and hope to paint it some day if time was available in vending machines for a reasonable price

Caricaturama 3000

Caricaturama 3000 is a really really fun facebook page, to where all different kinds of artists challenge themselves to doing a caricature of a new person every week. This weeks is the soccer player Lionle Messi, who has a butt chin. And in my version of the man, he is empathizing it. Unfortunately I didn't finish mine in time for the judging, but still had fun with it.

Scottish

My wife and I have the wonderful opportunity to create all the t-shirt designs for a local brewery hear in Montrose, CO. This one is for their Scottish Ale, it is still in the ruff stage now. We have already done designs for their Blond, Port, APA, Red and Raspberry Wheat. And I will be posting those later, thanks.

Santa on a Bob Trailer

Finished the window art for Cascade Bicycles about two weeks ago. It probably took me about 6 hours, but had a lot of fun working on it. The painting starts with Santa looking extra large being pulled in Bob Trailed, then a couple elf's riding rain deer like Mt bikes, and of course Rudolf in the front.

Commision piece

This is a project that I have been working on for the last while here. The Client wanted her and her siblings sitting around Jesus. After agreeing to do the job, I realized just how old and fuzzy the photo reference's are, and that made the job take a bit longer than expected. Part way through the sketch part of the picture I had to switch the baby's head with a younger one, which was nice since that photo reference was a lot less fuzzy. All in all I had fun while working on it and getting use to using my Wacom touch pad.

jus'anutter'Upate'ere

jus'anutter'Upat'er (Just another up date here) with my current work in progress. There is still a whole lot of tightening up to do, but whenever I place that little bit of bright white on an pupil I get the Dr. Frankenstein feel that causes me to wanna tap dance.

Not named

Here are the hands of portrait I am currently painting. I still have a bit more tightening up to do but I thought the values were coming along fine.

sketch

This isn't my normal style here, but my client likes it so far. So now comes the digitally formatted paint patients a book on tape coffee altoids and a hiding spot away from my puppy

M Luther K

A little warm up sketch/ having fun, hope to paint this later.

Pretty gal

This one was done awhile ago on my old computer, of my wife Leanna. I thought I had lost the file when the computer croaked, but here it is. I do need to do some more with it but right now I've got quit the full plate.

Mishap

Here's a figure experiencing a wet moment

Self Portrait W/ Piratestach

It's a little too serious but not at the same time with this facial hair but that's why it had to be done. That and a self portrait should be due at least once a year.

a little more of baby hammer

I painted this from a picture my mom took while she was in Africa visiting my aunt, and that was the child'sactual toy, a hammer.

it's been a wittle while

It's been a little since since my last post so here is the last piece that I finished before my previous computer passed away. I did this for me mum last mothers day that was a take on that famous photo of the momma giraffe kissing her new born in the zoo.

Cascade Bicycle poster

This is a current work in progress for my day job at the bike shop. My boss wanted a poster/banner to bring with him when he sets up at bike events. Once I got the design going he thought his face should be on the cyclist's, which works out great since he has a very animated face.

Window painting

This was for the bike shop's front windows last Christmas season.
My boss gave me free range for it, and now that it's come and gone
he keeps asking me what am I gonna paint for the shop next.

Here is a commission did for a customer at the bike shop.

dgital paint

This is my first attempt of a a full color digital paint. I have done others with color, but those have been a full black and white with light color overlay on its surface.
Merry Christmas!

Did this'en here for fun, I was sketchen around and thought that I would try my digi paint skills on it, and I was pleased with the way it turn out. It's of my older brother Doug who has spent many hours with me drawing monsters with crayons. Defiantly check out his art if you get chance. http://www.dougjohnsonart.blogspot.com/

many face's

Here is what I have spent the last couple of weeks working on (plus watching
videos on youtube about ibex's and goats). This was done for my wife's co-worker,
who has a whole buncha family and friends that she wanted drawn on one page. I
had about 26 days to do it, I wish I had more time but she was super happy with
the turn out and said that my art has brought her family closer.

Sorry I haven't posted anything in while, I hope this well make up for the delay.

yougin

Here is a a pen and ink sketch I did for my Grandpapa's Birthday, that was on the 1st of this month. It be a picture of my first nephew I have ever known and he has the biggest smile I have ever came up against and he is still undefeated.

Don't think twice it's alright

Did this last Monday for a co-worker who loves it when I
put Bob Dylan on the compact disc player. I really didn't spend
a whole lot of time on it but I thought color palette came out
lovely.

pupper pup

Here's a little something I did for a friend for her birthday the other day. I had only a couple hours B4 the bday dinner so i sketched this as quick as i could, and it taught me just how fun it is to just blast through a sketch without being too self conscious about all the tiny little imperfections on your canvas.

1st free lance job!

It's been a while since my last post and yup here's why. After creating the Service Pro
Rep I really haven't felt like looking at my computer and I went to some traditional
pen and ink drawings the last few weeks and might I say its very rejuvenating, so now
I'm ready to do some more digi port paints!

Happy Birthday DAD!

current project

Here is my most current project since using the tools that I
have learned since taking Jason Seilers class. my family can
probably identify better than any who...maybe.

Final Assignment

Using my own body and Jim Henson's face and some other photo references
this is what I came up with for my final for Jason Seilers caricature class.

imposed skull

This was the last skull face imposed caricature
that I did for Seilers class, and now we are
currently working on our final project, with a
full body painting and background.

some more inner caricatures..