not as much art as I planned...

Good News!!

'found a great job..
I finally have some time to create art work on my spare time,
now that I don't have to always be looking for work.

cheers!

Art on location at Royal LePage - gallery hall

 

 

Sketches from the ROM this week

ROM'in 2011

A couple of friends and I at the

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)



ME not actually touching the display..



Abe in front of an Ancient Relief Sculpture from his home land, ..cool.

Abe wanted to take in home with him, so...we decided to bring it back.
Kidding, we're not even touching it, really.

Vince looks to be happy..



My art is finally on display in Oakville

I have some art work hanging in the Halton Regional Centre.

finally got my raw files to open

...after a call to Fuji help centre and a quick down load from the Adobe site
I can now open my raw files from my fuji camera,
as well as edit my photos in raw format.
I am actually excited about this.
I will have to upload something this afternoon.

Sculpting Demo at VCA grad show at Sheridan College 2011

Promo pages

SCULPTING DEMO FOR VCA OPEN HOUSE AT SHERIDAN COLLEGE 2011

Sculpture Bust done during the 

VCA Open House and Student Show at Sheridan College.

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Special Thanks to my
Advanced Sculpting Professor
for the opportunity to Demo. 

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Paper Clay was used here.

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( These images are not of the final piece,

details and refinements are still in progress and

photos will be posted soon. )

It seems to dry out faster then terracotta clay,

but carves nicely.

Its my first time using Paper Clay,

  

 .. I like it.

My 'Calventures' theme

( below) 2 of 5 small paintings for my 'Calventures' theme,
Each piece is made to look like it was a lost work of art; 

found after many years of weathering...

Transparent watercolours, opague watercolours, gouache, and ink;
on tinted 300lb watercolor paper.

Approximate size of a post card, 4 inches by 6 inches. 

( below ) Main Piece for CALVENTURES - 9"x 12"

watercolour, gouache, and ink on watercolour paper

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( below ) Sort of the 3D Mascot for the CALVENTURES theme

with a stub wing; road rash from bad landings; 

and vintage parachute gear.

CONCEPT: 

A chicken being brave.

It is a sculpture made of a wire frame, wire mesh, tinfoil, 

two-part apoxy (like Bondo for your car)

and finished with acrylic paints.

2 feet long

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( below ) My first Diarama for the CALVENTURES theme

Materials/Process: found materials mostly,
a large knotted stump of hard wood,
tree branches counter-sunk and
glued together to resemble an ancient evergreen tree,
left over wax from a wax casting used for the icy terrain and
icicles of the cliff and tree,
moss and twigs for pine needle bunches and details,
minimal glitter for the shimmering snow
softened with plaster dust.

FINISHED SCULPTURE Jan. 16th - Flying Frog

FINISHED SCULPTURE Jan. 16th - 

NEW IMAGE WITHOUT WIRES

FINISHED SCULPTURE Jan. 16th - Flying Frog

FINISHED SCULPTURE Jan. 16th - 

Flying Frog - Wallace's Flying Frog ( just under 2feet long - 2x life size )

Finished sculpture, including wireframe, wire mesh, two-part apoxy, acrylic paints, acrylic mediums and gels, hot glue, as well as a wire hanging assembly (temporary and will be refined before installation).

Despite their flying frogs name, they cannot fly, but glide up to 40 feet.

WORK IN PROGRESS Dec. 20th- Painting the flying frog sculpture

Photos of sculpture in progress
as of Dec. 20th

WORK IN PROGRESS Dec. 18th- Painting the flying frog sculpture

Photos of sculpture in progress
as of Dec. 18th

' Tidal Page '

Sculpture in Progress
This is a sculpture in progress.

It is constructed with 

wood for the boat, 

apoxy and wire for the sails, 

and 

a plaster called hydrostone for the book.

The plan is to carve a few more details in the book, 

and 

perhaps stain part of the book, 

then polish to look like granite.