Done for Beautifulgrim.org, All the artists contributions can be seen here. http://art.beautifulgrim.org/
“My name is Daarken and I am a concept artist and illustrator working for Mythic Entertainment. My friend Leif Jeffers, an animator at DreamWorks, and I are organizing an art auction fundraiser that will be held next year. Earlier this year my girlfriend, Cat, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25. On November 3rd, 2009, she had a bilateral mastectomy after going through 16 weeks of chemotherapy. As you can imagine it has been hard for her, not only mentally and physically, but financially. In order to help alleviate some of her medical bills Leif and I wanted to throw an art auction. The proceeds that are left over after her medical bills have been paid will go to a breast cancer related charity to be determined by the artists in the coming weeks.”

Mike and Cat are newly engaged. Please give them your support, spread the word and do what you can for the charity. Please visit the website for upcoming information on the showing and auction. In the meantime you can donate on the main-page here.

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A pair done quickly, anything I added seemed to take away so in essence I suppose they are complete. Done with spare moments, the kind I wish were in abundance.

More updates on my blog and sketchblog.

Something new and something old that hasn’t found it’s way here yet.
I should be updating my finished blog and my sketch blog more often, haven’t found the time but will make time.

Howdy Folks,

I’m currently looking for a full-time position in the San Francisco and surrounding areas within the fields of Visual Development/Concept Art. If you know of anything that might be a good fit I’d sure appreciate the help :) I’ve got almost two and a half years experience on 4 titles and am also extremely passionate <3

I’ve been really enjoying art once again after a few very dormant months and as a result I have been doing about a personal painting a day as well as a few doodles here and there on top of everything else. It’s been really fulfilling to expand and explore a bit further than I have been able to lately.

Anyhow, here are a few recent paintings. Some are more finished than others and all could use another layer of polish and refinement but it’s time to move on and focus on other weaknesses.

Oh hai, wanted to join in on the first Dirty Sunday!

Much love fellow Gorillas.

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Didn’t have much time so I reused some old stuff and gave it a fresh coat of paint… composition bothers me but that’s okay I need sleep.

I love you all. Been awhile since I have posted as well as been awhile since I have had anything to post. So here is a double feature, I hope you enjoy!

I’ve posted a process .PSD of the first one over at my personal blog if you are curious: www.crayonboxofdoom.blogspot.com

Hi hi hi, I bring bounty of art! up down up down left right tetsetsuru-tedbrogan.
Hope you enjoy, and I hope that joy is long and lasting and warm.

Stay tuned for walkthrough ;)

Snowed a few more times this week. February is a month that always tricks me with the promise of warm days and the backstab of a sudden snow storm. Bleh.

Not completely happy with this painting; the composition is a little disjointed but I had fun with color.

I also took a crop and had some more fun with it when I was a bit bored the other day. Not that different really… but I learned a few good things.

Critique and Comments always make me happy!

Many thanks to Daniel Dos Santos for including GorillaArtfare in his Top 10 SF/F Art Websites of 2008 over at SF Signal.com .

We <3 you Dan.

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From SF Signal.com

“Dan currently resides in the small town of Beacon Falls, Connecticut. He is happily married and is the proud parent of a baby boy. Dan has worked for such clients as GE Engines/Boeing Aircraft, Saatchi & Saatchi, Scholastic Books, Ace Books,The Greenwich Workshop, Penguin Books, Random House, Bantam Books, Tor books, UpperDeck, and Wizards of the Coast. Aside from freelance illustration, Dan also co-hosts a series of instructional demonstrations called ‘Art Out Loud’. Dan has been the recipient of many awards. Most recently, he has received the 2007 Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist, and was the Chesley Award winner for Best Paperback Cover of 2007. His illustrations have graced the #1 spot on the New York Times Best Seller list.

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Dan Dos Santos’ “TOP 10 SF/F ART WEBSITES OF 2008″:

1. Imaginistix - Newly launched blog by Boris Vallejo and Julie. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this develops.
2. GFX Artist - A great collection of Art tutorials from some of the industry’s hottest artists.
3. Turtle Art - A massive database of SF/F artists… an amazing efficient way to kill time.
4. Lines and Colors - Updated frequently, with a focus on modern and classical illustration
5. Gorilla Artfare - A group art blog, much of which is either SF/F based or concept art.
6. Google SketchUp - Sketch-up is a new program from Google. Not only is it rapidly becoming a staple of many SF/F artist’s process, but it is totally free!
7. ConceptArt - A staple of the art community.
8. Gurney Journey - James Gurney’s blog is still one of the best out there. A must see for fans of illustration.
9. CGUnit.net - My favorite blog for daily art doses.
10. Tor.com - Years in the making, any SF/F geek will find Tor’s new site hard to resist. Be sure to check out the artist galleries! “

More over here if you are interested ;)

http://sketchpadofdoom.blogspot.com/

Just fun sketches done while enjoying the company of friends.