Pinups - Sara and her Baby

February has been busy busy in pinups! Here is Sara - a blogger who loves coffee, wacky mugs, writing, and her really happy tiny baby.

Two more to come, still this month! :)

Painting - Blast from the past!

Since we'll be focusing on drawing horse-drawn stagecoaches in layout this semester, I thought I would dig up some of my old horse paintings from my childhood. One thing I did do a lot of was horse drawings! As I got older though, I started to rebel - to no longer be known only for drawing horses, so I started to branch out into portraiture and then illustration.

But some things you just don't forget. And I think now I've come to terms with my horsy past!

When I was around 12, I really wanted to horseback ride, but our family didn't have the funds for such an expensive hobby. So I started painting horses to sell, so that I could make money for lessons. Then, when I was 14, my family moved back to Poland, Bialystok, for a year... where I didn't go to school! Instead, I painted. Horses. And did a lot of horseback riding, because there it was dirt cheap.

So a blast from the past! My childhood oil paintings! :) Horsies! All oil on canvas!

This one is of Emanor, a very successful arabian stallion at the time - painted in 2001

Painted in Poland in 2000

2003 - my fascination with the Polish Husaria! :)

2002 - Proud Step! Another Arabian.

2002

Studies in Creativity - Our Creative Genius

Next "log" for my Creativity course was in response to Elizabeth Gilbert's Ted talk: Your Elusive Creative Genius. Which you can see at this link.

Elizabeth Gilbert Ted Talk

She talks of the psychological release you get when perceiving your creative genius as outside of yourself. So here is a ULTRA quick animation done in flash of my creative genius, Dobby the House Elf, who's on handy to help me do a good job... and also handy to blame if my animation turns out shit.

A little still from my anim!

Caricatures - Pawel

Almost two years ago, Pawel, along with my family, helped me move cities from Montreal to Toronto. He drove the van for over 6 hours, he lugged furniture, only to take short smoking breaks, and was all in all amazingly supportive.... All he asked in return was his caricature. With a special request "not to be nice" about it...

And almost two years later... here it finaly is! :) Mariusz, his Dad, got a laugh out of it! I hope he doesn't kill me!

Pawel:

Pinups - Patrizia

Another Valentine Pinup! :) This was commissioned by a returning customer, for his lovely girlfriend Patrizia!

Pinups - Elizabeth

Valentine's Day is on its way - and here is my first Valentine Pinup commission!

The lovely Elizabeth and her puppy!

Animation - Lip Sync - The Women 1939

Here is my Sheridan Lip Sync assignment. I chose the line from "The Women" (1939) movie. Such a long-winded way of saying "Bitches!"! I loved it! :)

Funny how much lip sync I've done... but never any that's so elaborate. It was a nice challenge. Was strange animating only lips though...

Good ol' pencil on paper! :)

And here are some stills!