by ncwinters on February 25, 2011
…yes, it’s a new Alice in Wonderland-themed painting.
Just finished up a new painting for an upcoming Alice in Wonderland themed show at The Hive Gallery in Los Angeles. The show, entitled “Alice in Wonderland 2″ opens March 5, 2011, 8PM-12:30AM. $8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Alice in Wonderland costume. The show runs March 5th-26th. If you’ve never made it out to a show at The Hive, I strongly encourage you to go, they’ve always been quite the event in the past! I unfortunately won’t be able to make it, but will be there in spirit, whatever that means! The painting was done on the usual medium: acrylic on paper mounted to wood, with some shiny resin thrown on top. Enjoy!
Down the Rabbit Hole
Acrylic on paper, mounted to wood panel, resined.
11″ x 14″ (2011)
*NCW*
by ncwinters on February 9, 2011
…for one night only.
So I had an idea the other night. I needed to buckle down and get my 100 Drawings going back on track. I’ve been sick, under deadline, and in general, slacking on getting some art made. I wanted to see what I could get done in one sitting, in one night. The goal was for these drawings to be done relatively quick, as an exercise in keeping my drawing and painting muscles fresh and limber.
So I had an idea.
Last night I started a single drawing at 8:34PM PST and ended at 12:51AM later that night (early the next day?). I chronicled the entire process on Twitter, tagging each post with the hashtag #onenightonedrawing. I tried to constantly update my process with quick shots from my iPhone, which for the most part, were crappy photos. Near the end of the process I started changing up the light source for the photos in an attempt to give a better approximation of how the painting was progressing and at the very end I simply opted for the digital camera. A little more involved, as my goal was to just keep painting away, as quickly and efficiently as possible. I didn’t want to get hung up with distractions.
All in all I’m pleased with the result, though I wish I had done a little more. I could have tweaked the painting more today, but my goal was to start and finish in one evening, and that’s what I did. I had a lot of fun with the process, and got some great support from my fellow tweeps. I’ll definitely be doing this again, and will once again use the same hashtag: #onenightonedrawing. Hopefully others may jump on the train and do their own live casting of drawing and painting, but for now, I’m pleased to be able to use it as a tool to keep me focused on a single task at hand. Enjoy!
(Start- 8:34 PM)
(8:43 PM)
(8:55 PM, painting begins)
(9:12 PM)
(9:33 PM, more progress)
(9:52 PM)
(10:13 PM after getting frustrated with the lighting, I changed the location of where I was taking the photo)
(10:37 PM I start adding in the sapphires. The new light source isn’t helping)
(11:12 PM)
(11:55 PM I get fed up with crappy iPhone photos and break out the digital camera)
(12:51 AM the final photo, painting finished)
Sapphire Tears
Acrylic on paper. 6″ x 9″ (2011)
Number 12 of 100 Drawings.
UPDATE: SOLD!
*NCW*
by ncwinters on February 1, 2011
And a new print release due to popular demand!
Yes, I’ll have a painting in the upcoming John Hughes Tribute show at the new Gallery-1988 Venice location. I tackled The Breakfast Club, one of my favorite oldie but goodies. This was a fun painting to do, as I’m a huge fan of many 80′s movies, including many of John Hughes’ movies in particular. I tried to keep stuff fun and pretty loose, and genuinely enjoyed working on this, instead of the usual deadline crunch headache.
Dear Mr. Vernon
Acrylic on paper, mounted to wood panel, resined.
13-1/2″ x 20″ (2011)
Here’s the flyer, with all the details. The show opens next Friday in Venice, I hope to see you at the show!
Also on the agenda, I’ve just received word that prints will be made of my painting “Wisdom of the Llama”- a tribute to Bill Murray for the “Is This Thing On?” show at the G1988 LA location last month. More info on this as it develops!
*NCW*
