Monday, March 19, 2012

State of the Artist 3/19/2012

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Well... what a week! More random Real Life obstructions to actually getting things done (namely a week full of some of the worst migraines I think I've ever had and a flare of head/chest crud that seemed to come out of nowhere.) But, I seem to be on the mend, so it's time for this week's State of the Artist update!


Weekly Words

Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes, your easy smile is your museum.

Ansel Adams, 1902 - 1984



Current Project

This week's visit to the Current Project finds a recently completed (and long-overdue) commission. We both share a love and appreciation for the American comics genre (particularly the Bat-clan of DC) so I was more than happy to work on her requests!

*clicking on the thumbnails opens the full-size images*



First up, a bust of Stephanie Brown, once Spoiler, briefly the fourth Robin, and the third Batgirl.




The second piece is probably my favorite character to ever come out of the American comics genre, Dick Grayson (followed closely by Remy LeBeau) whether as Robin or Batman or Nightwing, I've always been a fan of the Dick Grayson character. He's been through so many iterations since his first appearance in 1940. My customer requested his newest costume since the launch of the New 52. It took a while, but the red costume is starting to grow on me. :)

Dick is quite bendy, being an acrobat, so it was something of a challenge to find a way to draw him that portrayed him as probably the only DC Universe character that would jump off a building simply for the sheer joy of falling through the air. That said, I have to say I am ridiculously proud of this pose... if I do say so myself. :)



Near Future

The Near Future finds me working on more of my backlog of commissions, while also trying to get some original art to my painting table at the same time. There are also a few projects in the discussion stages which are very exciting!

There is an art contest ongoing for Florida SuperCon. The first prize is a Visa giftcard for $200, which could buy some wonderful new art supplies and help replenish my dwindling stock of other oft-used supplies, and two VIP passes to the convention. If you have a moment (you do have to sign in to vote) and you like my submission, please consider taking the time to vote and spread the word. Thank you!



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Monday, March 12, 2012

State of the Artist 3/12/2012

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Wow... it has been quite some time since the last update, and I am very sorry about the long delay! Unfortunately, the placement of MegaCon in mid-February, along with a seemingly unending string of Obligations and Unexpected Situations, has certainly put the brakes on the remainder of the Work-A-Week Project.

Once a number of situations have been taken care of on the home front, so to speak, I definitely plan to get back to the Work-A-Week Project and get back to personal art and WIP posts.

Thank you all so much for your personal inquiries and patience, it's much appreciated!


Weekly Words

We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all.
- Sinclair Lewis, 1885 - 1951

I really can't improve upon this... cookies for everyone!


Current Project

This week's post is going to be a bit different from the regular State of the Artist updates, as I have been busy working on backlogged commissions and Unexpected Real Life Randomness. At MegaCon last month, I took a few of the January 2012 Sketch-A-Day pieces to my table and sold them as original sketches. There was a great deal of interest and a few pieces sold over the course of the weekend.

For those who cannot currently afford a commission, but still would like to own some original Silvertales artwork, I'm posting the remaining Sketch-A-Day pieces for sale here.

Due to the size of the post, I'll be posting only the thumbnail images, linked to the original posts so you can get a better look at the bigger versions, with prices listed here. For simplicity's sake, if you would like to purchase any of the pieces listed, please send me a private message via Livejournal's message system, or email me at silvertales @ gmail . com (no spaces) with the subject header: "Sketch-A-Day originals purchase."

Thank you!

There are quite a few thumbnails posted, so I'm going to put them all behind an LJ cut.

Sketch-A-Day originals

Day 2: $100


Day 4: $125


Day 5: $175


Day 7: $175


Day 9: $100


Day 10: $125


Day 13: $125


Day 14: $100


Day 15: $125


Day 16: $100


Day 21: $100


Day 22: $75


Day 23: $75


Day 24: $100


Day 25: $200


Day 27: $100


Day 28: $125


Day 29: $75


Day 30: $125


Day 31: $125



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Near Future

The near future sees more of the work on backlogged commissions, along with various home front obligations, so little new in the way of personal art, I'm afraid.

I will, however, be having artwork at the following upcoming conventions:

All-Con: Dallas, TX March 16-18

Millenicon: Cincinnati, OH March 16-18

SakuraCon: Seattle, WA April 6-8

RavenCon: Richmond, VA April 13-15


That's all for this week's update, thank you for joining me!