11172011_Digital Painting Practice

Just doing some practice~ I haven't touched my tablet since this piece from earlier in the year so I wanted to see where I faired then to now; I'm quite happy with the progress.
Oddly enough, I owe the progress to Still Life painting.

Working from a reference for colour, and I'll post whose it is when I post the finished piece~


**UPDATE: Here's the final piece!

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Artist Profile #4: Audrey Kawasaki

"The themes in Audrey Kawasaki's work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey's precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter. 

The figures she paints are seductive and contain an air of melancholy. They exist in their own sensually esoteric realm, yet at the same time present a sense of accessibility that draws the observer to them. These mysterious young women captivate with the direct stare of their bedroom eyes."

The wonderful Audrey Kawasaki. I couldn't find any other words than those on her info page to describe her art style. It's mystical, whimsical, with a hint of yearning enveloped in beauty. Her work, aside from Brian Viveros, which I featured earlier, is part of my inspiration.

110911_Moleskine Sketches

Today, since I can spare the time, I've taken the moment to scan some things I have in my Moleskine. :)

Opening pages in Acrylic and Ballpoint Pen.

Acrylic and red Colerase on a white spray-paint base.

Colerase Nonphotocopy Blue, Blue, Indigo and Red with slight Ballpoint accents and ink.

HB Lead pencil.

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Artist Profile #2: Brian Viveros

So I'm following Logan's wonderful example and I'd like to share one of my favourite artists of our time:

Brian Viveros

He's a painter "internationally embraced for his erotic paintings of doe-eyed beauties," utilizing a mixed-media style that consists of oil, airbrush, acrylic, and ink. 

What I particularly like about his work is just the atmosphere and expression his sexualized beauties exude, as well as his choice in colours, composition and design when it comes to things like hair or the carnations and roses he often incorporates into each piece.