Zombie lady gets backround. Needs work. nh

Aaand it's 2:30 something a.m. and I'm finally getting around to painting some more.

yeahh yeahh, there's my demon horse silhouetted in there. Yep.

Lot more work to do.

Suggestions, help, etc. would be great. Landscapes are most definitely NOT my strong point.

I tried to bring a bit of the fiery colours into her complexion (it was very neutral/putty like before) without making her TOO alive looking... Eh, I'll probably just throw in more blood and gore.

Amazing artist alert

A filmmaker this time. Matthew Brown.

http://vimeo.com/matthewbrown

I've only watched a couple of his videos so far but I needed to tell someone about them so far.

He captures feelings of trips with a video camera... memories... in ways I've only ever been able to remember.

He did a couple "postcard" type videos, one of Japan, one of Spain. The first two countries I went to besides canada/us were Spain & Japan and these two videos really echo my memories of these places.

Spain was a country full of light and dark. Religion and torture. I was there during Semana Sancta and was in Toledo during easter. It was... a phenomenal experience. I also experienced my first run in with hate in this country. One, I was American (around the time of 9/11). Two, I was in a very Catholic country and I looked very Jewish at the time, according to the locals (they let me know it very loudly, calling me things such as "jew pig whore" at the entrance to cathedrals. sometimes it sucks being able to understand other languages. almost didn't let me in at one place in sevilla). It was... well, a phenomenal experience. This guy's work brought it all back.

Japan... totally different feel. I was with my family there, visiting my sister in Hiroshima and my dad in Tokyo. Tokyo felt frenetic. Every neighborhood is wildly different. we were there in winter, and in the midst of this insanely busy city, with karaoke and crazy awesome food, we were in the middle of this one park and it was... silent.

Completely, utterly silent.

Just snow falling.

Black silhouettes of people with umbrellas. Women in beautiful white coats, with glossy black hair. Colorful youth.

Then Hiroshima, a great city. Really liked that place. My sister and I spoke Spanish and my parents spoke French at the Peace Center, for obvious reasons. You don't want to be American there.

In that video there's deer. I'm not sure where he was, could be a lot of places, but it reminded me of Miyajima. Lots of adorable deer there, Itsukushima Shrine, a torii gate...

I've rambled enough. Go look. Maybe it'll move you like it moved me.

Check out "Right Before World War Three" http://vimeo.com/11538086

Is it sad to admit it made me sob?

I guess stuff moves me easily :)

she's clothed. still workin'

Any suggestions for a background? i'm awful at this.

I was also considering having some skin ripped off for muscle/gross stuff to show through, like my demon horses.

still gonna fix her arm, mess with her hair/horns more, fix the clothes/skin, and add more blood/tearstains.

I wanna do this one right.

ella muerta

my next one. I was at a bookstore today, pouring though art magazines and architecture magazines. I found this photo series of people made up like (i think in haiti) zombies. And this one photo really hit me. So I'm painting her, and changing stuff so the only thing I"m really copying is the face and idea. We'll see. shell probs become a voodoo priestess.

Came across a great quote in a book I bought today (the architecture of happiness)

"It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value"

-alain de botton

and that quote explains a lot of why i do art. and why a lot of artists are insane.

also, staring at stars is a great thing to do.

EDIT: i had a breakthru with the blue guy i painted. and i've updated this post 3 times now. because I. Can't. Stop. Painting. I"m so excited i could pee!!!!!

EDIT EDIT: now with more blood.

el hombre- espera por ella.

done? maybe? Not too keen on the background.

oh well. i had fun. good face study. first photoshop piece i've done that i really wanted to keep working on.

my ref picture was of a guy wearing a mask staring out a window. found it off deviantart. if anyone wants the link, i can provide.

el hombre still in progress

He's comin' along.

i'm pretty happy with it so far :)

Sketchbook Project

Hi guys! My friend Bridget Brennan sent me this awesome link: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject?utm_source=abduzeedo&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=abduzeedo

You fill out a sketchbook (they send you a moleskine- i hope it's got thicker paper but it might not) and it goes on tour in a sort of art show. It's $25 to participate, but I see it as a great opportunity.

You never know when some art director might pick up your sketchbook and go..." Hrrm. I like this kid's style. Hrrm. Think I'll hire 'em. Hrrm." (in my world, all art directors chew on cigars and go "hrmph" a lot).

I'm doin' it. You should too!