Cityscape

Here is a cityscape, initially the ideas was to make large blocks of city buildings move slowly around by machinery (think a near Bill Viola effect but on a cityscape scale). A constantly shifting slow motion environment where alleys slowly close, neighbours change and the inside shifts to outside. Of course I’m not sure if this really comes across in the painting but it’s perhaps a nice start for another painting, or even a project.  This painting gave me more of a feel about a materiality and rustyness to the space. So it was fun to do.

Here is the process video for it: Done in about 4 hours or so

Sail Structure

Sail Structure

Here is the process for the above images:

Canyon and Video Process

Here is a Canyon!

Here is the process video:

Works In Progress!

Been a little while, been working on some illustrations lately, trying to get into the groove of doing more whole pieces, hence the following! Also playing with a bunch of sketching and trying to improve the old perspective skills! The next two below are a work in progress of the dragonfly. Almost there……. maybe!

Portrait Practice!

Below are some portraits, trying to get back into more figure/portrait painting!

Reviving Stadsgarden Cliff

Here are a series of renders I created for my girlfriend’s final architecture project, “Reviving Stadsgarden Cliff” There is a blog with the history of the project here.

“This project addresses reviving the use of the cliff by providing a mix-use
tower with a public park weaving up toward the cliff. Bringing
back the social and community aspect of the history of the site. The
public park links the tower, which will house a hotel, office space, a 50
meter long art gallery and viewing, with the rail station and new T-bana
station. This will produce a weave of people crossing paths to create
new meeting opportunities and a social meeting place for the city of
Stockholm.”

Some Digital Sketches!

Praticing my figure sketching lately, playing with different poses and trying to get better at lighting! Below are 9 sketches, each about 20-30 min each, so they are pretty quick. I know there is still alot of practicing to go! I used brushes from Whit Brachna’s brush set which is included in his environmental painting demo – you can get it from  www.conceptart.org’s educational downloads here They are great painting tutorials. I’m starting to like the Smiley Face charactors in these sketches also, I might develop on them more in the future…. rightyho back to drawing.

I know the anatomy is off in the above picture!

Stickmen!

These are some stickmen that I did a year or so ago, can’t remember when! Playing with gesture and fast figure drawing.

Serendipitous Serpentine Staircase

Here are some work in progress shots of the “Serendipitous Serpentine Staircase”

These are mainly test in lighting, texturing and rendering in 3D studio max

Paris