I've been experimenting more with mark making, line quality and rendering. At the same time, I've been looking at some of my favorite artists, trying to figure out what it is about them that inspires me. I've been told that I need to find what my real art looks like, without a whole lot of outside distractions. As the ever-so-talented Sean Gordon Murphy said, you need to be in your art. Now, I try and figure out how to do that.
This was just a fun coffee shop sketch. I made an effort to work on a larger scale than I usually do, taking an entire page instead of just a small corner of the page. I'm used to working small, you see.
I still need to work on the lighting a little, but I'm pretty pleased with this for the most part. I'll just have to keep experimenting and find what works. I was given a little pro-bono illustration work from a friend, so I'll be doing that before I get more seriously into my painting stuff. I've got a small one I want to warm up with before I get to the larger, more ambitious pieces that I'm still gathering references for.
Also, I really like extreme facial expressions like this.
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