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A Light Goes Out, With a TWIRL.

Published January 22, 2012 experience , journal , portrait 13 Comments
Tags: art, boxer, characters, color, concept, design, dog, drawing, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, Illustration Friday, journal experience, light, painting, pastels, pencil, photography, progress, sketch, sketch book, twirl

I know its a bit of a stretch for Illustration Friday’s “Twirl”… Still if I think about the idea twirl, I think of how many times I have twirled pencils to continually create a sharp point. I overcame a lighting issue in my studio. Frustrating how reliant I am on bulbs etc. This beautiful dog, Zeus is now completed… YEAH!!! Of course I am still awaiting approval from the client. Let me know what you think everyone.

The portrait was approved… Now I am definitely “TWIRLING” in a happy dance.

Almost There…The Sistine Chapel

Published January 12, 2012 experience , illustration , journal , portrait 2 Comments
Tags: art, boxer, ceiling, challenge, chapel, characters, concept, dog, drawing, figurative, fine art, illustration, italy, journal experience, michelangelo, nervous, new, painting, pastel, photography, progress, rome, sistine, sistine chapel, sketch book, space, zeus

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

As I get closer on this portrait to the finish, I keep thinking, I wonder how Michelangelo felt as he tackled the Sistine Chapel. My current portrait is an 11″ x 14″ pastel drawing (no where near the level of difficulty or scope of Michelangelo, a master). His canvas was a ceiling of an entire chapel (take a virtual tour). I just imagine his relief and wonder at what he was able to accomplish. It would be interesting to ask him questions at the beginning, middle and the end… how much would those answers of changed. Just a thought.

Here is my update of Zeus. He is coming together beautifully. I am still tackling his wrinkles, so much detail in blacks and grays. Its a challenge and yes, at times I get a bit nervous (am I doing it right?)… I think the end results will speak for themselves. Hoping to deliver by Wednesday of next week.

Horsing around with Airborne

Published May 13, 2011 illustration , portrait 6 Comments
Tags: art, caricature, cartoon, characters, concept, design, drawing, figurative, fine art, horse, journal experience, painting, pastel, sketch, sketch book

I was asked to do a caricature of a horse (but not to stray too far from the original picture). I was a bit surprised as this was outside of my forte. I found it to be very challenging, but I loved the end result.

: Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

: Update Work 4, Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

: Update Work 3, Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

: Update Work 1, Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

: Update Work 1, Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

: 1st Sketch attempt, Horsing Around with Airborne ©2011 alecia goodman

Menagerie 3 Minus 1 & Pain In The Neck – IF “Linked”

Published April 10, 2010 illustration 4 Comments
Tags: art, concept, design, drawing, figurative, fine art, illustration, Illustration Friday, journal experience, light, meaning, new, pencil, relationships

I was wondering what I could post for Illustration Friday’s topic Linked. So I let the word just bounce around in my head all day. And smack, every kind of link imaginable kept coming up ie. braid, quilts, and then it hit me; Family, How much more than that can people be linked? We don’t always like our family, but we will always love them, because we share a link. This is one of my most favorite captured moments of my sister, brother and I by my Dad; there are four of us, but the baby sister hasn’t made her debut just yet.

So my next thought would be to make sure I show her as well… “Pain In The Neck,” and the title is just the tip of the iceberg.

All of us are linked through family and I think sometimes everyone needs to remember that. I just think back to when we were all at home together and a lot of those memories do make me laugh. And if you really try to think about “Linked” I even started wondering about the missing link or a skeleton…. but I am glad I chose the drawing or drawings I did, because they mean alot to me and to my family.

My Personal Pumpkins

Published March 8, 2010 Favorites , illustration , Interests 2 Comments
Tags: art, carve, carving, characters, comics, cut, design, Disney, drawing, figurative, fine art, graphic, Halloween, illustration, jack-o-lantern, light, new, orange, pumpkins

Sad I can’t carve pumpkins this year due to my hand injury. I love Halloween and carving pumpkins is just one of the delights I enjoy about the holiday. Enjoy!!!