Tanks and guns
I’ve been playing battlefield 3 :)
Valona Plein Air 2011 - My Contributions
Last year I participated in the 2010 Valona Paint Out in Crockett, California. It was a good time. I nabbed 1st Place for the painting of the C+H sugar refinery. This year I returned to Crockett and painted these scenes around town.
Whereas last year the boundaries of the event were open, this year they had us stick to northern Contra Costa(Valona, Crockett, Port Costa). With my paintings I basically stuck to Crockett for more of a local feel. This part of the Bay Area has a certain quality of light that is made from the amount of moisture in the air. There is a white softness to the light that is very distinct.
I found that the shadows casted in this scene made an interesting pattern for a painting.
“Industrial Patterns” 8×10 Oil on Canvas Board. $550
I feel like even in black and white the light and dark pattern holds up:
EDIT: “Industrial Patterns” won 1st place at the Valona Paintout 2011!
This next painting was done from the other side of the factory. I was trying to take advantage of the quality of air that I mentioned. The paint in the sky is much thicker than it looks in this picture.
“The Carquinez Air” 8×10 Oil on Canvas Board. $550
This painting was done at the end of the factory. I enjoyed the shape of the tree and the composition between the tree and the building on the right. I’ve been trying to push for a more unified color harmony, so I pushed the muted yellows a lot more than how I saw them. It’s pretty fun to push yourself beyond what you see while still making it feel natural.
“On The Strait” 8×10 Oil on Canvas Board. $550
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These paintings will be on display at the Epperson Gallery in Crockett, CA. The opening reception is from 2 to 5 pm, so if you have Halloween party plans and you’re in the East Bay, there will be plenty of time to check them out before the festivities.
Reception and Silent Auction - 2:00 to 5:00 Pm, October 30th.
Awards Reception - 2:00 to 5:00 Pm, October 29th.
If you want to go check it out earlier, from 11 to 1 there will be a model at the plaza near downtown Crockett which we will be painting. It should be a good day with the weather tomorrow so you should come check it out if you can.
I also heard that the Artist Choice and People’s Choice winners will receive a weekend workshop with Randy Sexton. Sweet!
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The Devil’s Trew
some of the work i just shipped to provincetown from the past few weeks. it’s been a whirlwind. come to the cape this weekend. or, visit my site ur somethin. www.sirtimmy.com // www.briefbits.tumblr.com
drink that hot cider. i just won a figurative grant btw….i’m taking a few days off then plunging into a whole compehensive body of work. for the first time in my life. i’m pretty darn tootin excited.
Italy Road trip sketches
Hey folks, I just got back from a 2 weeks plein air painting trip in Italy with 4 awesome artists and friends. No need to say we had a total blast. We’ve driven through and seen some of the most beautiful and epic vistas in the world, I cant even find words for it. So here are a few sketches instead. More on my blog : http://oyoz.blogspot.com
recent projects
Been a while since I posted some art, and since things are starting to back up I thought I should share some recent works . I’ve posted some of these images around, so you may have seen some of these already.Thanks for checking in!
Here’s the first book of a new series I’m working on for Templar UK.
Pendragon Legacy: Sword of Light-wraparound cover art
A recent image done for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft TCG
This one was done over a year ago I believe. For Wizard’s of the Coast / Dungeons & Dragons
some experimenting digitally
This was a collaboration with longtime friend and super-artist Mark Pernice / Matic for the New York Times. Mark took care of the concept and did some tweaks, and I literally had to paint this within hours. Had fun though!
character / concept practice
3rd coverart for the Ring of Five series for Random House .
Some recent and less recent work! :O
Long time no post! Here’s a dump! Personal stuff and work !
Something done at the CFSL workshop
A bully!
Based on a Vorace’s concept!
Illustrations for a french mag for kids, about History!
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