nash dunnigan art

DMV sketch

2012-01-22T14:09:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post...sketch from the DMV.
The movie has only a few months left in production, and we will be reaching our destination soon.
July, 2012!
It's looking great, and the work that has gone into it is, as always, unbelievable.

Hot summer afternoon...

2011-10-20T19:07:00.000-07:00

First, a big congratulations to everyone who was involved with SKETCHTRAVEL! The biggest laurels going to Dice and Gerald for coming up with such a great endeavor. What they achieved was nothing short of incredible. The book and the autographed copies that they sold at the auction raised over (gulp,) $100,000 for the Room to Read organization. Thanks again to both of them for letting me contribute. I was honored to be a part of it.

Now about the painting. It is of a friend, Clara, that was nice enough to pose on a blistering hot afternoon a few years back in Central Park. I managed to get the block in done before it started to get too hot, and then I tweaked the values later. I pulled this out recently and liked it more than I used to, once I got a second look with fresh eyes.

SKETCHTRAVEL BLOG

2011-09-19T19:51:00.001-07:00

I wanted to repost the drawing I did for the SKETCHTRAVEL project to announce the upcoming AUCTION! (It seems like years ago, because it was!) This book has literally been around the world, and in the hands of some of my favorite artists... Visit the websites, too, because they are works of art, too.

The poster is by the phenomenal artist, Tadahiro Uesugi, and is the perfect image to launch the auction. Proceeds from the auction will literally go toward Room to Read, which is an international non-profit dedicated to increasing child literacy in developing countries. The goal is to build a library and sponsor local children's book publishing in a developing country.

My art block for GHANA is complete!

2011-03-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

I am really happy to be a part of this project. And I rediscovered how much I enjoy watercolors...The process takes a while, as does the prep, but the results (and even the happy accidents) have a real tactile, warm quality to them. The piece is called "Nomad" and the painting is a moment from a bigger story I'm working on. (And I feel like watercolors are the way to go)

art block for GHANA

2011-02-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

Here is my rough sketch that is on the board now...
It's part of a short story, but it is related to the idea of 'home', which is the theme of the auction.
It's for a great cause, so please check out the website for the auction. Lots of animation industry friends are part of this auction!

rooftops

2010-11-22T20:59:00.000-08:00

I'm getting the itch to work on color images for a kid's book pitch...again.
I liked this layout, although the story has changed. My story for the OOP2 book was based loosely on this one.

Semi New Painting...

2010-08-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

It's been a while...Super busy at work on a new film, and happily busy at home with our wonderful little girl! I finally dusted off the Julian box, and made it up to Newport, RI with my wife and munchkin this past weekend to see her father and family, and started on a painting. This one was not that painting, but one that I had left behind last year and never got a snapshot of. I couldn't get over the scale that such a small building could convey, and the Gothic proportions of this little church really intrigued me.
And nobody can resist painting a red door.

Brownstones to Red Dirt auction is UP!

2010-03-06T09:18:00.000-08:00

I just finished a piece for an amazing benefit auction that is going live today.
All of the proceeds go to help an incredible group of kids in Sierra Leone.
I hope that everyone who would want to bid on a piece from the auction could see the film, because it is truly inspiring. The film was made by two friends at Blue Sky, and the postcard project and website was the brainchild of my friend Vicki Saulis(an incredible sculptor, also at Blue Sky)

Here is a small intro from the auction website that describes the project better than I could:

"Two colleagues at Blue Sky Studios, David LaMattina and Chad Walker, have created a feature-length documentary about a pen pal program between a group of at-risk sixth graders living in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and orphans from the war living in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This Postcard Art project is an extension of the their film "Brownstones To Red Dirt" which features children from both schools. The kids in both places have inspired us all to want to do more and so we're putting together an art auction of original postcards based around the same central theme of the film in a fundraising effort to build a school for the orphans in Freetown, Sierra Leone and create a library for the youth at their school in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn."

This little sketch was many months in the making

2010-02-22T19:27:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to share why I haven't posted in a while.
Words can't describe the happiness and love we feel for this little girl!

Sketch of Paris

2009-09-16T14:59:00.000-07:00

I'm still jetlagged as I post this sketch...
I just got back last night after an amazing two week jaunt around France and Spain...
My beautiful wife and I went for the Out of Picture 2 gallery opening at Galerie Arludik, a place that embraces artwork for film and comics. Being with friends and artistic collaborators in one of the world's most beautiful cities for this was beyond words. Jean Jacques and Dianne were incredible hosts and friends, and much fun was had. They are incredibly enthusiastic about the art we do for movies and books, and the welcome we felt in Paris was as genuine as it comes. We also caught up with co-conspirators Gerald, who many of you know as the co-creator of Sketch Travel (and who also braved an outing despite a bad flu) and his wonderful wife, Sophie.

I did this gouache sketch in a little Moleskin watercolor pad from our hotel window, using a tiny (007 style) Windsor Newton watercolor kit with a folding palette.
Dice had turned me on to some great water-reservoir brushes which made it easy to wash the brushes and wet the paper without too much hassle. Thanks, Dice...you were there in spirit, man!

It was right at sunset and the colors changed quickly, so I decided on a small vertical sketch. The charm of the shape of the buildings and chimneys in the neighborhood that we stayed in was incredible. (Hopefully that's conveyed in the study.)
There wasn't much time for other sketches, although I love the medium, and this sketch got the fires burning again.

Wet Paint Festival in Newport Rhode Island

2009-08-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

I just got back from an amazing weekend with my wife and some of her family in Newport RI, and I participated in a Wet Paint festival that benefited the local museum and it's educational programs. The rules were simple. Complete a painting on site (plein air) anywhere in the Newport area, and finish it by 3 pm on Saturday. I planned to complete two canvases, and although I began both, I only completed one (a morning session) It sold in the auction for a pretty good price, so I was happy...

It was a beautiful area called Prescott farms, and the red house was built in the mid 1700's. It was originally part of a larger house that was built around 1730, and was rumored to have been the place of capture of the British officer, Richard Prescott in 1777 by the American forces.

The windmill was built in 1812, and yes, it still works! It is in the process of being re-shingled, but I could still see the old weathered color of the wood just under the dome of the windmill cap. I decided to paint it as it was before the renovation. I was also lucky enough to peek in and see the engineering that went into it. It really is an extraordinary machine!

I hit the painting between the hours of 10 am and 1 pm, both Friday and Saturday.
The painting was about 80 percent finished at this point, and it was broiling outside.
I also brought a cheap umbrella just before we made the trip, which by complete dumb luck just happened to fit in the nook at the top of my easel. I was able to keep my palette and my painting out of direct light, which kept the mixing of colors and my value range from being out of control in bright sunlight. There was no escaping a sunburn, though.

Subway sketching...

2009-08-12T11:52:00.000-07:00

This is a quick sketch I did on the platform waiting for the B train. Hats are in fashion this season. (or maybe I'm just noticing them more...)

I only had a minute or so, so it is more of a gesture than anything else. I've been trying these great Japanese HI-TEC-C pens. This weekend I'm off to a "wet paint" festival in Newport, RI. It's a plein-air paint auction. It might rain, so it just might live up to it's namesake in the literal sense, too. I'll post the results and some pics.

A new COLOR STUDY from RHODE ISLAND

2009-06-08T14:00:00.000-07:00

Yep! I carved out some time and got out this weekend to paint...
I spent the weekend with my wife and her family up in beautiful Newport, RI.
Great times, and beautiful weather.
As usual, I could use another hour or two on the color study, but time doesn't always permit...
The light was great, as well as the architecture. The quaint little building was built in 1771 (!), and a member of my wife's family lived in it for a spell (this century, though!)
(I took the pict with my iphone, because it was too wet to travel)

for old times sake...

2009-03-20T15:10:00.000-07:00

I was reminiscing about my tenure in the TV animation world in NYC, and I wanted to post this for posterity sake. I miss these guys...We were shooting for an aesthetic somewhere between the '69 World's Fair and scientific illustrations from the 50's and 60's.
They are on their fourth season of the show, and more to come from what I hear.
I drew the Venture Compound for the pilot episode of Venture Brothers back when I was at Noodlesoup. (They are called World Leaders now! Check them out here!)

http://www.wleaders.com/

Venture Brothers is led by Jackson Publick and co-written by his co-conspirator Doc Hammer. They keep one-upping themselves every new season. Brilliant...'nuff said.

SUBWAY SKETCH

2009-02-28T13:14:00.000-08:00

Wow. It's been a while, blog...I missed ya...
As my friends can attest, it's been a busy couple of weeks!
(I got married to the love of my life, folks!)
I'm back with a sketch, and busy working on personal projects.
I finished up my tenure on Ice Age 3!!! It will hit theaters in JULY

Hoping to post more soon...

Out for a night of sketching...

2008-09-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

Leave it to the Totoro Auction to bring together more artists from around the globe.
Tonight I had dinner and hung out with the brilliant Oren Haskins, who was in town for a few weeks.
Twice as nice of a guy as he is an artist, which is saying alot! He popped by Blue Sky, and then we all headed into the city to Patsy's pizza to grab a bite. Mike Knapp, Willie Real, and Petey Ngyuen were in attendance.

Great times and some fun sketching afterwards at a coffeeshop...

OOP2 SAMPLE

2008-09-17T00:17:00.000-07:00

Since the book is out, I thought it would be good to post a little something.
Some of my old friends hadn't heard of our book project, so here is a little sampling from my story...
I had put up sketches in earlier posts, but this is one of the finishes...
N'joy

subway sketchin...

2008-09-16T22:23:00.000-07:00

I'm back one week from the almighty TOTORO FOREST AUCTION, and it was unbelievable.
I will devote a blog entry just to it.
In the meantime, I dashed this one off on the way home from midtown tonight...

A little color for a change...

2008-07-31T21:48:00.000-07:00

I haven't gone out and painted in quite a while, so I'm throwing this up as a challenge to myself.
(Don't worry, I see the absurdity of this) I need to hit the paints, not the excuses.
Its a sketch of the boat pond on the east side of Central Park on a crisp fall morning...

OOP2 at the Comicon

2008-07-31T06:35:00.001-07:00

Here's a rare pict of all of us together. From left to right:
Lizette Vega, Bob Mackenzie, Andrea Blasich, Mike Knapp, Pete Ngyuen,
Bennoit LePennec, Diceman Tsutsumi, Me(Nash), and Vince Nguyen.
Jason Sadler also made it out but isn't pictured here.
And don't forget Willie Real!

Good times people...good times.

(*thanks to Cassie at Cleverblue for the photo!)

TOTORO PIECE...

2008-07-29T21:30:00.000-07:00

It calls back to my childhood growing up in Williamsburg, VA. We had acres and acres of woods behind our neighborhood, and my friends and I would always ride our bikes down to this great spot for exploring. Believe it or not, we found lots of Native American artifacts in our outings. I even wrote a kid's book idea from one of our afternoons.

The wolf is a Guardian Spirit, and he is watching over a little owl-guy who is helping a sapling to grow. I was always filled with wonder and amazement at how beautiful it was, in every season. I hope my piece pays homage to the Totoro spirit.

"All your friends are doing it..."

2008-07-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I wanted to post a sampling from an upcoming art auction that I am taking part in with a huge group of friends and amazing artists...
We are still keeping it under wraps until sometime soon, so mum is the word. Nope, you're not getting any info outta me...
It's going to be UNREAL, though. TRUST ME!

coffeeshop doodle...

2008-07-07T19:41:00.000-07:00

Howdy bloggers...I finally wrapped up the short project at Blue Sky the other week, and it looks great.
We have an amazing team of artists and CG specialists, and when they combine their skills and talents it is truly a wonder to behold and be a part of...Look for the collective fruits of our labor on the Horton DVD this fall!

Here is a sketch that I did a short while ago.
I am working on a color sketch to come soon. Some "experimentation"

Enjoy

MOCCA THIS WEEKEND...NYC!

2008-06-04T21:15:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I'm excited. We are finally launching OOP 2 with Random House at the MOCCA festival this weekend. (*That stands for the "Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art")
It should be a blast. For those of you who don't know, OOP stands for "Out of Picture," and it's a film term that a group of designers and illustrators up at Blue Sky Studios co-opted for a graphic novel collection of our short illustrated stories.
(that was almost a run on sentence...)

There are many new artist/friends in the book, and it doesn't disappoint. Go to the OOP link in my links section to check out the new book. I'll probably post something more from the book after it debuts.

I just finished a piece for an art auction that will happen later this year. Many nights after work and weekends and it's finally finished. I can't divulge the theme or the event yet, but it's a doozy. I'll post a teaser when I can. Check out my other friends links, and you'll see their work for the auction too.

In the meantime, here is a subway sketch (actually a Path train sketch) I did a few months back.

I'll post again soon....

Subway sketches again?!@*#

2008-04-28T20:44:00.000-07:00

Yep, I know...not ANOTHER subway sketch.
You see I have this monkey on my back, called work.
Oh, you've heard this one before? OK, I'll stop.
For lack of a better excuse, the Blue Sky short has been grueling.

But pretty soon OOP 2 will be hitting the shelves.
Now THAT is exciting.
The cover image is from Dice Tsutsumi's story, and the second image is from my story, and is featured on the back cover.

back with a painting and a subway sketch

2008-02-26T21:56:00.000-08:00

OK, it's been a while. Blue Sky has kept me busy, and I've been cooking on some ideas for kids' books, so I haven't posted in forever. Here is a painting (sketch) I did a few years back with Dice when he was living on the west side. It was one of my favorites. The sketch is a subway rider I captured last winter. His puffy coat made him twice as large.

I am getting the itch to get out and paint this year, when it gets a little warmer...
I recently got a small watercolor sketch pad, and I toned the pages with a neutral warm grey. I dusted off my gouache paints, so no more excuses. There will be some color studies coming soon!

A plug for Bill Presing and his new book...

2008-01-31T11:31:00.000-08:00

...not that he needs one!
Bill's collection of Rex Steele stories has just been published in France. The images, stories, and color are amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. One day he'll come to his senses and get back to NYC...
I won't hold my breath, though.
Check out his blog on my llinks to see more!

work,work,work...

2008-01-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

I ran across this train doodle in my sketchbook and it made me chuckle. I am assuming this guy REALLY had to finish up his work, because he folded up his Daily News and placed it on the train floor. Then he sat right down and went to work. We were on the express train going to White Plains, so we had 20 minutes before the doors opened again. I was catching up on drawing, he was catching up on some spreadsheets. I don't think he even looked up once, so he was a perfect model.

Now that I carpool with the guys to Blue Sky regularly, I miss those 30 or 40 minutes on the train to clear my head in the morning. We usually have a good laugh, though (between me, Vince, Willie, and Pete), so I can't complain.

MUSCLE CARS...

2007-12-18T11:57:00.000-08:00

I had forgotten about this one. I used to love monster cars and muscle cars when I was a kid (Ok, I still do), and I did this one for a bluesky sketch challenge. I'd love to do a whole set of them. Cudas, Challengers, Impalas...maybe I'll pop some out just to keep busy. Njoy!

The new Horton trailer is UP!!!

2007-12-17T14:15:00.001-08:00

I'm really excited...two years of hard work.
(I designed environments/lots of jungle stuff.)

The team on this movie is really unbelievable and it shows.
Here's the link, ENJOY

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/hortonhearsawho/

more train faces...

2007-12-11T06:31:00.000-08:00

OK, these aren't exactly new and fresh, but I liked em...so there ya go.
(I threw some photoshop in the guy on the left)

Sketch,post,sketch,post...

2007-11-27T22:09:00.000-08:00

I'll call my latest drawing "sketchpost", 'cause I need to do more of both.
Anywho, here is a page from the subway sketchbook. Whenever I ride, I try to do some sketching...
Usually I get on pose for 2 or 3 stops if I'm lucky.

ANOTHER little sample

2007-10-22T23:32:00.001-07:00

OK, here is the left corner of another page. It's from the rough I posted earlier this summer. I've added lots of details, especially in the gargoyles on the clocks rooftop. Hope you like it...That's it for now!

FINALLY finished...

2007-10-21T18:16:00.001-07:00

Finally a moment to breathe, too. Here is one of the early images in the story. It sets up the relationship of the main characters. The style is monochromatic with some warm tones. Hopefully it has a "storybook" quality.

As for my first story in OOP 1...Well, that will be completed in a future OOP installment.

Am I gonna give away any Gargoyle story bits..? Nah, not for now. Maybe later, but I don't want to give away the whole story. (Random House is going to have it published by mid next year, so if you want to read it, it'll be out next summer!)
I may post another final or two sometime soon.

The gangs' work in that upcoming book is unbelievable. I can't wait for it to finally come out next summer. Please check out the other guys blogs to see what's been happening in their stories. They are all amazing...

TITLE PAGE: OOP2

2007-10-09T23:46:00.000-07:00

This is the title page for my Out of Picture 2 story. Just a little something to show what's been happening. I'm excited about it, but still forging ahead towards the dang finish line. Soon I will sleep...

more OOP stuff

2007-09-06T23:03:00.000-07:00

Hey Bloggers...I was out of the loop for a few. TOO much work on the table.
Now I am in the home stretch for the OOP 2 book, so I wanted to throw up some more
pieces. Here's one for the last page. The second is for the middle of the book.
Both were pencil sketches that I printed out onto Bristol, and to that I am adding graphite and erasing out the highlights.
I'll photoshop a color tone pass after the lighting is right.

Truly Sad News...

2007-08-13T22:48:00.000-07:00

I'm sure most of you have heard, Mike Wieringo passed away over the weekend. Unbelievably tragic news. I went to school with him at VCU. I was in the illustration program, and he was in fashion the same year. We had a few life drawing studios together. I was in awe of his talent back then...he had such a grasp on anatomy and color. And to say he was a modest guy would be an understatement. He was truly the nicest guy.

When I saw his first FLASH issue, I flipped. It was outstanding. I was a huge fan of his work on Spiderman and FF. His Tellos creation was amazing, and the art was great. I personally thought his stylizations influenced a bunch of other artists. To say he was influential would also be an understatement.

I am truly shocked and saddened by his death. My condolences to his family and friends. Please check out his work if you get the chance.

Rest in peace, mike. You left too soon...

my OOP process...

2007-07-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

Hello all, I'm throwing up a little description of my process.

A. The first two are really rough thumbs. I tend to be pretty "loose" with this stage. Sometimes I work in pencil, sometimes right in photoshop. It resembles a marker comp more than anything else. I just use a standard brush with an opacity set on 60 or 70 percent for the intial sketch, then lighter for the tones.

B. A refinement of the pencil thumbnail. I've rearranged a few of the dogs placements for a better composition.

C. Another refinement, in pencil, then scanned in, then more photoshop to nail the shapes and silhouettes.

D. Tight pencil for the tonal drawing.

E. Rough tone to establish the mood. This will make the final easier to execute, especially under a tight deadline (Which I'm under)

I might post the final later, after the deadline. Njoy...

tighter pencil for the bridge

2007-07-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

I wanted to throw up a tight sketch from the rough layout I posted. I am going to scan the entire layout in this stage, and then print it out on Bristol and do a tonal sketch on top. This will save me a lot of time redrawing and transferring the sketch. (suggested by my bud Bob Mackenzie...)

I'm getting some momentum now, and I'm psyched to finish the book project. The other artists involved are AMAZING, so get ready for it's release next year...

I'll post more as I work them out.

another rough for the OOP 2 book

2007-07-01T21:34:00.001-07:00

Here is another rough for the new OOP book. The gang of gargoyles is stuck atop the Brooklyn bridge, on a blustery night. I can't wait to hit the lighting in this one. I'll post the tonal when I get it cleaned up...

mocca was a blast

2007-07-01T21:27:00.000-07:00

What a good time. I managed to make it there for both days(half a day on Sunday), and it was great. We got to sign and draw in a bunch of books. I met a bunch of other artists, and got to chat with (and buy some artwork from) the amazing Greg Ruth. That guy is truly a maestro with a brush and ink...

Here's a pic of bob the giant taking down the poster the last night. He and a bunch of the other OOP artists will be in full effect in San Diego at the end of this month. I won't be there, but I will hit the con next year when we launch OOP 2!

How could I forget to mention...

2007-06-19T21:09:00.003-07:00

Hey People!!! Come to the Puck Building on Lafayette St. this weekend and check out all the comic goodness. This thing is always a blast, seeing all the great artwork and stories, and meeting all the other partners in comic crime. OOP will be there, plugging our new book with RANDOM HOUSE.

Bob Mackenzie did this beautiful art for the poster for the first OOP book. Our editor (and illustrator extrordinaire) Mike Knapp did the snappy poster design.

OOP: Out of Picture 2

2007-06-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

OK, I figured I'd post a layout drawing from the upcoming book. We are heading towards our delivery date in August at breakneck speed, so I will probably post some more very soon. I'm excited about the new story, and like the style of the final renders that I'm attempting to do. This page happens towards the end of the story, so I don't want to spoil it... let's just say there is a poor gargoyle that is getting the business end of an annoying bunch of pigeons that have flocked around him.

This approach to my composition and drawing is typical to how I handle design problems and layout assignments at work. I've done a variey of tasks in both TV and feature, but they almost always revolve around staging and environments. I'll usually do many thumbnails, and only settle on one after I'm sure it hits the right beats for that particular moment in a story. The angle (whether its dramatic or static), should support the moment, so seeing the pigeons in an upshot above the gargoyle conveys that he is in a less than desirable situation. I tried two different downshots from different angles, but they didn't feel right. This rough is one or two steps away from being final. (I'll post the whole process when I'm finished.)

late night doodle

2007-06-18T23:55:00.000-07:00

Ever have one of those late night doodle sessions that won't end until you've exhausted the sketch you are working on?
It starts out harmless enough, but then it becomes a challenge that won't let you stand down until you've finished it (even when you have other stuff to sketch?@#!) Well, here's one that wouldn't leave me alone.

I don't know who it is in the sketch, but I couldn't stop 'till I had something on paper.

DUMBO: Saturday morning

2007-06-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

This past saturday I was extrememly lucky to get to paint with Master Jie, Tom Cardone, Sang Jun, and Mike Defeo, all Blue Sky coworkers and friends. What an amazing bunch of artists. We decided to tackle the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from Washington St. (For all you non-locals and the West Coast, this area is called "DUMBO" or down under the Manhattan Bridge.)This is what I came up with by 11:30 that morning. It was a tough morning because the light and atmosphere changed pretty quickly. After packing up, we all had a few slices at Grimaldi's brick oven pizza, which was right around the corner. Man, was it goooood...

west village church

2007-06-02T14:46:00.001-07:00

This was a not so recent color study that I did last year (?) with Dice, Vince, and some others from the Blue Sky gang. I liked the palette so I wanted to share it. It was a cool morning around 9:30 am.

brooklyn show "2art4TV2"

2007-05-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

I had planned on doing this painting for a show in Brooklyn, but through a series of "allergic events" (what else is new) I switched from oils to acrylics midway. I wound up putting in two New York cityscapes, but I still liked all the prep work I did for the original idea. The model is a friend from work, Jackie, who was amazingly nice to help out. I'll post the cricket soon, 'cause he turned out cool.

knucklehead

2007-05-23T03:37:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick sketch I did in a scrap notebook. I liked the proportion and silhouette a lot...

painting and sketch

2007-05-22T22:23:00.001-07:00

I wanted to post another piece that I did last year while painting with Dice Tsutsumi. Those Saturday morning painting sessions were the best, even if I did complain that it was too friggin' early. As everyone is probably aware by now, he is heading off to California, and needless to say, I will miss him greatly. I can't say enough good things about the guy. Just check out his website to see his amazing artwork (see my friends links). He is one of my best friends, and a visionary artist. I'll miss him, and so will the New York Animation community.

2007-05-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd throw up some sketchbook pages to keep motivated. I do these on the subway every time I commute. Its great practice, although alot of people won't look directly at you while you draw them. (It is New York after all...)

sketchtravel page

2007-05-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

I consider myself very fortunate to be included in the Sketchtravel project. I am a huge fan of all of the artists, and I cannot wait to see it after its worldly travels and exploits!
I did this drawing in pencil by laying in an overall grey value, then erasing out the highlights. I then cleaned up the sketch with a mechanical pencil (5 mm).
I'd love to do more in this style...

old soho police precinct

2007-05-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

This was a painting I did one morning with my good friend Dice Tsutsumi. I was painting with a group of Blue Skyers pretty regulary last year and the year before. Lots of fun and a few good paintings...
I learned a great deal painting with the master Diceman.

inside the cloisters in Barcelona

2007-05-13T14:45:00.001-07:00

Here we go. No more excuses...the blog has been launched! Oh the EXCITEMENT...(drumroll, trumpets, fanfare)
This is a watercolor I did while traveling in 2006. I visited Madrid and Barcelona in the spring of 2006 between projects at Blue Sky, and had a blast. I caught up with my good friends Mike Knapp and Ellie while I was there, their buddy Julia, and even hung out with the two Barcelona/Blue Sky locals, Ed and Eric while they were home. Too much fun was had.
Stay tuned for the next posting...I've been sketching a lot lately...