Paint-stained hands

[invocations]

Just some ideas floating around during my thesis and recent Scrabble daze, and one painting in progress. The painting's for Amy, one part of her birthday present...and I don't think she's been checking livejournal lately so I think it's safe to post it. ^^ If you are Amy, you shouldn't click on the link until after August 5th!

Really image heavy under the cut. ^^

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In progress, acrylic on canvas. Just blocking in the colour. Part of the Bibbulmun Track in Perth, Western Australia. I've taken to turning the canvas upside down and painting based on my source photo that way; it forces me to look and capture the colour/compositional relationships more accurately.




Prodigal.
Marker, A3.
David's asked me to make up some sort of logo for the Father's Day play that my church is putting on. He's done the bulk of the pamphlets and other promotional things, but we're still lacking a logo. I fooled around with markers- trying for minimalism- and sent that to him and surprisingly, he liked it! So this is more development stuff.





Feetsies.
Pencil on paper, A3.
Just fiddling around with colour.







the big picture (sketch)

Some freerambling drawing. I was trying to condense my favourite places into the hill but I got tired of this quickly. I was probably hungry. XDDD











the big picture
Chalk pastel on paper, A3.

I didn't quite get what I was after here because pastels are just so powdery and fiddly (lots of "aaaaaaaargh"-ing while drawing this!). I didn't dare try to scan this because of the residue it would leave. After a while I got sick of the fixative fumes. Oil pastel is much easier to use. >< I did like the floatiness that chalk pastels give though. Very much influenced by Wayne Thiebaud's perspective here, but not measuring up. XD

Comments

[thene]

Prettiness! The Big Picture ones remind me not just of Van Gogh but also of the city/mountain thing that used to hang at Gloucester Road station. The Fathers Day one is very sweet and sad. And feets! Lovely feets!

[invocations.livejournal.com]

Thanks, love! Man, "City Glow, Mountain Whisper"... it made the station much prettier and I wish it were permanent! I can see how the drawing reminds you of it- the high colour, although CGMW was glossy and pristine. Glad that the Fathers Day one provoked that sort of feeling from you. ^^ One day I should draw your feets.

[thene]

You foot-perv.
It wasn't just the colour - the steep angle of the hill reminded me of it too. Though the people in the sky look straight out of xkcd!

[jazz-machine.livejournal.com]

those chalk pastels are astounding! you'll have to show me them some time.
i think i see some sandman influence in those last couple :) (well that and Van Gogh)

[invocations.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Nothing much to show; they're just as you see them here. XD

A clear Van Gogh influence, yes, but from my point of view no Sandman influence- interesting that you see that. It's running with the idea from this drawing (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n189/invocations/shootingstar.jpg).

[jazz-machine.livejournal.com]

actually it was the sketch for the pastels that reminded me somewhat of the little endless storybook. that same disjointedness seemed to apply here

[-zooba-.livejournal.com]

Vicky listening to full metal racket?? I love you!! (and am also a little surprised...)

[-zooba-.livejournal.com]

also, those paintings are awesome, but obviously the other thing caught my interest first!

[invocations.livejournal.com]

Hah! I don't usually listen to Full Metal Racket. This particular show was a special all-instrumental version (i.e. no screamy vocals). It took the best part of heavy metal- the instruments!- so I enjoyed listening to it. You would've liked it- lots of guitar shredding! I streamed the program here. There was some seriously nice stuff! It was the perfect painting music. Dream Theatre got a play midway through the program so I was happy. ^^

(Sorry about the double notification- I posted with the wrong account.)

[invocations.livejournal.com]

Oops, my link didn't show up: http://abc.net.au/triplej/racket/playlists.htm

[-zooba-.livejournal.com]

*reads playlist* wow, theres some pretty heavy stuff there! I'm surprised you listened to all of it! Next times we go driving in my car, it's Cannibal Corpse all the way baby!

[invocations.livejournal.com]

Only if it's got no vocals. =)

[-zooba-.livejournal.com]

don't worry, you'll learn to like them :)