Becost

Translation: I didn't like school ... because ...

Men Become Boys and Boys Become Men

Here are those last three acrylics. In the end, I was only half a day over my intended five-in-five timetable. Not bad, not bad.




I'm quite pleased with how this project turned out -- in fact, it may have just convinced me to use acrylic for my final semester's major work. Food for thought, I guess.

It's In The Bag

As time-consuming as this animation would have been to make, it came together so, so well.

This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.

In other news, my paintings are done (just have to paint the edges and touch up the backgrounds). Assessment date's tomorrow so photos should follow soon.

Three Days of the Condor

Three down, three to go.

The head on this guy looks a bit potato-ish; I might have to re-touch that face. I'm also not too keen on that hand on the right. The blue vest was giving me nightmares but actually turned out alright. And though you can't really see it in this crappy photo, I must say, the light on that arm on the left -- amazing! Even a blind dog finds a bone once in a while.


The splotch on the background is an annoyance that I will have to deal with later, and one I know will lead to much cursing.

No Known Survivors

Here's an update on the second project that I'm trying to sandwich into the tail end of the semester. I started these six canvases a few months ago but they've since undergone some serious renovations. To be honest, I'm just having fun getting reacquainted with acrylics and banging out these G.I. Joe portraits. For some reason I find it 1000x easier to do photorealistic renditions with these paints than oils. And it's a nice bonus to not have to worry about chemicals or wait a day between layers.



I'm currently on a painting-a-day schedule since everything's due next week but it's not as bad as it sounds because, despite the time crunch, it's been quite a pleasant experience. I actually think that self-imposed pressure has helped, too, at least insofar as making me a bit more subconsciously decisive. It's kind of like when I drive to school -- since there's only 1 hour parking and I have to go out every so often to move the car, I find that I'm much more productive in terms of what I squeeze into every 60 minutes.


Anyways, that's all I got so far. I'll try to post as I go and take some better photos (those backgrounds are actually completely flat and tonally identical).

Re: Nils Guadagnin

http://nilsguadagnin.blogspot.com/

Sculpture's not really my thing but this guy has some amazing pieces.




I also really, REALLY like this wall art: Expsition Wallpaper.