number two in the series

here is my second. once i get the pose picked out, the actual rendering process is really short...two hours tops from start to finish. so i figure once i get the last three picked out (ive got the next one lined up to start tonight) i should be done pretty quick. deans printing service can make artists prints for me at around $7 a square foot, depending on the paper i use. i need to do a bit more research before i do any yet, price shop, see what different types of paper there are, that sort of thing.

anyway, im trying to figure out what the last three shots are going to be. ive gotten a few ideas from a couple friends, i just need to do some searching, maybe play around in photoshop for a bit. we'll see what i can come up with.

black and white series...

so, ive started a new series. white on black charcoal drawings of close up body shots. ive already done the first. ive got the next two lined up, and i think i'll do a total of six. i want to mat and frame them and then arrange them on my bedroom wall. ive been debating on whether to use stock references for all the shots, or to use myself. but until i figure out how to get the lighting right with my camera, i'll just have to search for the reference poses. let me know what you guys think...

newest prettifuls...

my newest in my gallery. i drew it this weekend. took me about two hours or so. i'll probably be starting another soon, similar to this one. i really like the white charcoal on black paper.

ozzfest

pete and i went to the gathering of the freaky-freakies on friday. i had almost more fun people-watching than watching the bands perform. most of the music was a lot harder than i usually listen to, but it was still a great time. we were taking notes on how we are supposed to dress for our next concert...some of those people were just out there.

anyhow, yesterday i sent off my two gallery submissions to the refuge recovery artist gallery up near chicago. its a first for me, possibly having my work hanging up in a gallery setting. i'm excited. skip and i are considering a special trip up there for the opening, which i think is next month. i'll keep everyone posted on the outcome of this new artistic adventure.

so, at the moment, i am somewhat between projects. i have a couple started, but have lost interest in doing anything with them. i painted a desert scene on a clay pot for a cactus a friend gave me, and i'll be repotting it into it this afternoon. i am almost done with my step-daughter's portrait, which could get me going on my oldest son's...but the desire and/or motivation just isn't there. ah well...artist's block.

shopping for art...

what do you look for when shopping for art? do you stick with one particular medium, or do you mix things up? or maybe all of the art in your home has a specific theme? or perhaps, you are just the eclectic art collector who has a little bit of everything?

now on to the next...does price determine your purchase? how much are you willing to pay for your art? what's fair to the artist as well as the buyer? how do you determine the value of a piece?

these are the questions i have about the art industry. the drawing part is easy (at least for me), but the business end is the part i could use a little help with. so, i'll be asking some more questions to my friends out here in the art world, and see about going from there.