Shatter

Since I did a Love one, I thought to make a pair and might as well do Hate...  This Mucha-inspired painting has many symbols that relate to hate:  Vines, thorns, broken mirror, wilting flowers, bracelet chains, the color green, etc.  I wanted it to be Envy, Wrath, Self-deprecation, and wanting to be things one isn't because the ego is diminished and thinks it's imperfect, all in one.

[*I'd say "have fun" finding all of the serpentine patterns in this one, but even I haven't counted all of them this time!]

Process:

Tired of Housework

I've been looking at a lot of Norman Rockwell  because although I've seen his paintings, I didn't pay attention to the stories he was telling.  I was referred to look again and, boy, did I miss A LOT.  This is a piece that started out as a figure drawing of a woman's profile, and it kind of morphed into something else within an hour.

Stung

Yay--my 77th post [Lucky doubles]!  "Stung by love," super metaphorical, a la simplified Mr. Mucha~

[*See if you can find all the "hidden" hearts!  HINT:  There are 47!  <3]

Process:

Playing with Fire

Trying new painting techniques, practicing as many different styles as possible, focusing on value lighting...and of course, always observing anatomy.

Gael Monfils

This guy has the most extreme knee-ankle poses I've ever seen in sports.  I don't watch TV and I am not a fan of any particular sport or team, but I stumbled upon this guy and had to draw him...except he looks ALMOST normal in these drawings.  Maybe I was trying too hard to make it "look right?"  I don't even know.

HEROES: UNMASKED

Bruce Wayne as Batman will always be #1, but I do have to say Batman Beyond  blew me away as a series.  The concept of a new-and-improved suit is a huge turn-on!  Still, what I'm trying to depict is the human being behind each of the hero character...  BEHIND the MASK.

Terry McGinnis:

Out of all of the Young Justice members, Aqualad is the best looking.  He is also the leader, being the most mature, responsible, thought-provocative, thorough, and least brash.  He doesn't don a mask, but this is him without his Stealth mode on.  Also, is it just me, or does his H20 pack look similar to the Transformers logo?  It makes him even MORE awesome, since he CAN "transform" and manipulate water~

Kaldur'ahm:

MEMORY: BIKE ACCIDENT