'Cherries'

spent about 4-5 hours this past weekend-- working on this still life

..i've really started to focus my time/efforts on getting my work exhibited in gallery shows, competitions, etc.. recently, i entered my work (2 pieces) for consideration into a group show in Bowling Green, Ohio -- and both pieces were accepted! the opening reception was 2 weeks ago-- and the turn-out was great! it was also held during homecoming weekend-- so the town was busy was festivities, etc..

i also entered my work into a call for submissions at a gallery in Danville, IL.. the theme was 'shoes' and i had a painting that i did back in '91 that i dug up.. and re-touched (oils).. i entered it for consideration and it was accepted! Opening night exhibition was this past Friday night and the event went great-- met a lot of people, including a few local artist's.

in my studio, i am actively working on a lot of things! (still lifes, portraits and landscapes) i'm also working on designing a new web site, that will showcase just my fine art (i want to separate my fine art from my professional work, illustration, etc..)

the new site will be: www.chadwgreene.com

anyway-- i'll post pics soon (of the gallery work, etc)

-cg

updates

Yes, i'm still around! i've been very busy with my current work project-- i'm the Art Director on a video game called, "Red Faction: Armageddon" -- and it's been a lot of time/work!

i was recently traveling to promote the game (LA, San Diego and Germany) -- and i'll post some links to photos from those press trips-- stay tuned!

i am also working on a new website, specifically to show my 'fine art'

..and finally, i'm working on a FALL art show-- and i have a lot of artwork to post/share (stay tuned)

-cg

Digital impasto (head study #3)

Here's another digital impasto study that i created



click HERE to view a time lapse workflow process of this piece

Odd Head study #2

This is another digital head study i did, using Corel Painter 11

Click HERE to view an animated .gif that shows the work being created over time

Odd head #1 (details/process)

Here is a comparison to the original:



Click HERE to view an animated .gif that shows the work being created over time

Odd Head study #1

One of my favorite artist's is Odd Nerdrum.. i own a few of his over-sized Art books and have always been fascinated by his style/technique (along with his subject matter)

recently, i wanted to replicate his technique in Painter 11.. i started out by spending a lot of time learning the Impasto brushes inside and out-- to the point where i modified them to create my own unique variants.. and then i created a Custom palette with my own brushes.. i spent several weeks created abstract paintings, getting really comfortable with the behaviors, etc.. and then decided to use my learning to create a figurative study of one of his works.

so, over the course of 2 weekends-- i created this (total time approx 22hrs)

If you use/know Painter 11-- i mainly used Thick Oil brushes (modified), Grainy chalk (modified to act as Impasto), various palette knives.. a modified Sargant brush that just applies Impasto and i constantly switch between paper variants (these affect the tooth of the paper)

i plan on creating more of these studies in the future.. i had a lot of fun and learned a ton about creating a digital impasto look!