Art Brownie ZOO opens today!

Here are more of the blocks I made for the Art Brownie Zoo opening today!  You can go check them out in person at Index G Gallery, here is a link for more info:  http://artbrownie.com/

(Acrylic, walnut shell, wooden block 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2")

(Acrylic, Super Sculpey, wooden block 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2")

(Acrylic, walnut shell, Super Sculpey, wooden block 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2") 

Creepy grabby giant bird feet!

Pop-Corn! Get your Pop-Corn here!

I am participating in yet another Art Brownie Project - this time the theme is Zoo - the opening for which is this coming Saturday (July 20th).  You can check out this link for more info:
http://xpia10.com/indexg/press_pressrelease.asp?gx_id=8122
(Acrylic, card stock, wire, toy wheels, wood dowling, balsa wood, toothpick, wooden block 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2")

Abstract shapes self portrait

So I was messing around attempting a self portrait using abstract shapes (sort of).  Things got a little weird but I kinda like it!
(photoshop)

Proper footwear

I was playing soccer with some friends - they all had cleats and I only had on slippery runners.  I was slippin' and slindin' all over the place.  There are many reasons why proper footwear would be an advantage not to mention safer -  this is what happened to me!
(brush and ink, photoshop)

Tall ships and the Super-moon - how stars are born.

(brush and ink, photoshop)  I was playing around with a brush and some ink, trying out a new brush and some new ink.  I decided to scan it and play around with it in Photoshop.  I then decided to play around with some texture, scanning in some canvas.  So this was an experimental piece just for fun.

Here comes the sun! ...and the moon!

Well, the forecast was rain all week, but it ended up being a pretty nice day.  Got a lot of sun and took in the tall ships festival.  The sun was actually pretty intense!  Not only was the sun intense but it's a super-moon as well - a June moon - the closest it will be to the Earth all year (so I heard on the radio).

I decided to add a little colour in photoshop, but now it just looks insane!

solstice

Here comes the summer!  I managed to spend the day on the Island yesterday and for the first time in a long while did some sketching outside as I sat on a bench under the scorching sun.  Was thinking about giving it to the lady in the sun hat reading as she seemed nice (and I think I was making her a bit self-concious as I sat on the bench facing her - staring in her direction), but she got up and left while I was still working on the trees behind her.  Sorry lady, hope it wasn't me - the reason you left.