still life - "Jar of Peppers"

this is a painting that i did using Painter 11 and Art Rage Pro v3

i really am liking the software, Art Rage-- for it's natural media oil paints. I am using these oils in combination with the palette knife to create a really thick, impasto looking result.

This painting was then printed 18x24 on canvas, matte medium and sculpting paste was applied.. and then oil paint and oil pastels were applied over the print.

i'll post 'work in progress' images soon.. and even go over some tip/techniques on achieving this look-- stay tuned!

Chad
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Artist spotlight - Jon Foster

Jon is one another of my favorite's -- he's well known in the illustration world and has such a great imagination/style.. i just love the way he depicts 'robots!'



Here is a link to his website: http://www.jonfoster.com/#

Here is a link to Amazon, where you can purchase his book (which i have owned for a few years now-- highly recommended!): Revolution: The Art of Jon Foster

Artist Spotlight - John Kenn

..just found this artist today, John Kenn --- these drawings are done on Post-It notes!

very well done, such detail-- love how he depicts 'monsters' !

thanks for the inspiration, John!



website/blog: http://johnkenn.blogspot.com/

Artist spotlight - Malcolm T. Liepke

Malcolm has been an inspiration to me since college-- i just love how he depicts people, in his figurative work.. wonderful use of color and a style that is unique (unfortunately-- it's copied by others! there are a lot of 'imitators' out there, but only ONE Malcolm T. Liepke!)

He is definitely one of my personal favorite artist's of all-time!



here is a link to his work featured at Arcadia Fine Art: http://arcadiafinearts.com/#/1/1/1/

Malcolm's work on Eleanor Ettinger Gallery: http://www.eegallery.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?artist=MALCOLM%20T.%20LIEPKE

Here is an interactive collage of some of his work: http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/0a8fa695e

..good article/review/interview on Southwest Art: http://www.southwestart.com/articles-interviews/featured-artists/mapping_the_senses

if you are on Facebook-- here is a link to his Home: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malcolm-Liepke/129846273723427#!/pages/Malcolm-Liepke/129846273723427

Art Rage -- portrait videos (Ray Tsang)

I've been using Art Rage for nearly a year now-- really impressed with the natural media look/feel-- especially the oil paints! i will be posting some of my artwork using it, very soon..

until then-- i came across this very talented artist, Ray Tsang, who is using it for portraits



click on this link to view the video (you may need a Facebook account):
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=460159932413#!/video/video.php?v=460159932413

Here is a portrait he did using Corel Painter 11:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=460159932413#!/video/video.php?v=423192617413

Here is a link to a forum in which he shows additional portraits: http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25550

UPDATE/NEW: Here is a link to his blog: http://raytsangartist.blogspot.com/

Artist spotlight - Craig Mullins

One of my favorite modern artist's-- a legend in the entertainment industry as a concept artist and designer.. he's also the 'Godfather' of speed painting-- which is widely used by most concept artist's to quickly communicate ideas/composition, etc.. i just love his use of texture in his imagery

i had the pleasure of working with him on 2 James Bond games (Agent under fire and Goldeneye: Rogue Agent) -- he did various matte paintings, concepts, etc..



check out his website-- he showcases both traditional and digital paintings: http://www.goodbrush.com/

Ballistic Publishing Grand Master interview: http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/articles/craig_mullins/

here's a video collage of his work on the Marathon trilogy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bHE5xPzwoE&feature=related

Artist spotlight - Carol Marine

..check out the artwork of Carol Marine! i just love her still life paintings! (the way she applies her paint-- loose brush strokes, choices of color, composition, etc..) i just discovered her work about 6-8 weeks ago, and i'm really glad that i did! she's an amazing/inspiring artist!

here is a link to her blog: http://carolmarine.blogspot.com/

here is a link to her website: http://www.bluecloudstudios.com/

i purchased her book (and recommend it!), available through Blurb.com--- http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/972967