Corel Painter 12- Third Art Piece (Ocean)

Corel Painter 12- Second Art Piece (Ocean)

Corel Painter 12- First Art Piece (Ocean)

Illustrator- Cereal Box Copy

Another Banksy?

Yes, it's true. 

http://www.artnews.com/2015/10/21/morning-links-thieving-gallery-goers-edition/

Beginners in Illustrator

Illustrator is brilliant for editing and creating almost anything. Before I discovered Illustrator, I was always a huge fan of Photoshop, but strongly disliked that the graphic would lose it's quality when scaled up or down. I found out that Illustrator is a vector based software, and won't lose it's quality when scaled. I think everyone in graphic design should learn how to use Illustrator at one point in their life. If they are like me, they might find that prefer it better than Photoshop. Here's some tips for beginners: 

http://www.creativebloq.com/illustrator/beginners-tips-6133280

My first self portrait on Illustrator

Unfinished Life

I find the search for lines, colors, shapes, forms, textures, values and space absolutely fascinating. Why do we have to finish an art piece…perhaps it is best we don’t. Maybe we should want people to understand and see what the artist saw, layers. Dimension. What if we let the person viewing the art focus on dimension? What is unfinished, is art? Is that it? No, art is supposed to make you feel…and life is never finished. So like art, I follow life.

Sincerely,
The reason why my  portrait isn't done

This Art is Mine

My art always seems to be a useless masterpiece stained with tears and with intimidating scars, and if you look real close behind all of the curved lines that were intended to be straight, it is signed with everything thing I am. It's not great, but it's me. I constantly struggle with the thought of the way art is "supposed to look," and the way you're "supposed to make it." I am learning that those things don't exist when it comes to art. To me, art is a way of expressing myself, feelings and it's a way of life (my life). When my heart aches and I feel like I’m ready to rip my soul away from my very own chest, I make art, pointless art. When people ask me about my work I normally describe it as simple as just "me" because there's no other way to explain it. My art is everything I would describe myself as; my art is imperfect; my art is like no other; most of all, my art is pointless (in the most amazing way). I think I'll always have that voice in the back of my head that will say "You have to do this a certain way, or it'll never be 'good enough,'" but I have to remember this is my art, and this is me!

See the Light! In a Still Life Painting, That Is

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/see-the-light-in-a-still-life-painting-that-is

Portrait Painting Tips: Multiple Subjects

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/portrait-painting-tips-multiple-subjects

Step-by-Step Demonstration: How to Draw a Portrait by David Wells

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/step-by-step-demonstration-how-to-draw-a-portrait

Influence Map

Frankenstein Photoshop