Cowboy

Man it's been forever since i've posted here...but I am working on new ideas and working on getting them done. Currently they are building up in my head, I'm going to be working on some this weekend.

Here is a piece that i did just to make sure that I still knew how to "paint". I have relearned a lot and have a lot of ideas on how to get a better image in the end.

it's been a while

Well it's been over a year since my last post. A lot has happened in that time. I am now employed "full-time" for American Greetings as a graphic artist. I have moved into my own apartment, no more roommates. I have shaved my beard...but growing it back for a photo shoot at work...but it will be coming off right after that. Not much more else...other that work usually keeps me busy.

Oh about this piece... it's not done yet...and it is in oils Man I miss painting in oil, i gotta do more of it and plan on doing so. It is of a painting of my best friends son Jake. He is wearing a human cannon ball outfit, from a trip to a carnival. I'll post more when i get more done...hopefully tomorrow....but for now, enjoy.
-j

Sketchpad returns!

Hey there hope there are still people checking my blog after such a long absense. I tell you finding a new appartment and moving can take a lot out of one. I finally hooked up my scanner after about a month of living in my new place. Well be sure to keep checkin Sketchpad77 because Im going to be posting more soon...I'll have a lot to draw this next week because I'll be heading back to Minnesota to be in my brothers wedding. This should prove to be an exciting week ahead for me.
Enjoy.
josh
ps there are more sketches over on the group blog of Sketchables.blogspot.com head on over and as always all comments are welcome!

Space Boy

Deep in the outter rims of the darkest part of our Galaxy there lived SPACE BOY!! Ok I know that's a pretty generic name but hey it's getting late. I had a blast painting this and lookforward to painting another...maybe tomorrow? Eh only time will tell.

Somthing Different

I felt I needed to try somthing different for a change. I needed to get away from the cute stuff I normaly do and this is what I got. Im thinking I should make this into a series. We shall see.

Back Again

It's been awhile since I've posted here. I was gone last weekend to D.C. and had a blast with some buds from college and went to an awesome Show at a Gallery out in George Town. Well this is a sketch I am taking to finish this week. The sketch was completed this morning before church and I have since done a value sktech in PhotoShop tomorrow I'll probally do some color studies. If they look decent I'll post them later on. Untill next time enjoy.

Greg

Here is a portrait I did of a friend up here in Ohio, his name be Greg. Greg is in at least one band I know of, Victory Over Death, and I yet have to go to one of their shows (SOON guys I will be in the crowd I PROMISE). But a little bit about this technique is I started off with a sketch printout and used Matte Medium to paste it down to some illustration board. From there I put down some Clear Acrylic Gesso to give it some tooth and started to paint in Acrylic. After the acrylic was done I layed down a THIN wash of oil and lifted out the highlights with a handy dandy kneeded eraser then after all that is dry I take some colored pencils and add extra highlights and shadows just to give it that added ooomphhh. Keep in mind that this was a quickie and done in 2 hours or so. Actually this technique looks AMAZING when taking your time. Next one I post like this I promise that I'll take more time in doing one.

josh