So High

In the spirit of the wildlife paintings I've been doing for Parks Canada, this is a falcon I painted for my dad on his birthday. (American Kestrel) My father raised one of these when he was a young lad. For real.
I bet you had a goldfish.

Here is a new video game cover I have been working on lately. The game is called Module Man It feels weird depicting such lovable animals as fierce enemies opposing our valiant hero. I've never seen an angry turtle, somehow a knight head on a tank body is more believable haha. This composition required a lot of revisions but benefited as a result of them. all in all, a fun project!

Process: Slow and Steady

Hi there. I thought I'd try something different while talking about one of my latest projects for Parks Canada. I was asked to paint the turtles of Ontario's Trent Severn Waterway for identification brochures and posters.(following the snakes and Frogs series) I documented most of my painting process while painting a Snapping Turtle through periodic overhead (badly lit) snapshots. I thought I would share some of the process photos as well as the finished Turtle.
It is still quite a challenge for me to paint from multiple references and end up with convincing light/shadow and colour so I took photos of my process to see what's working and what stages need improvement. I think my photography needs improvement.

Frogs

Here are some of the finished frogs (and toad) I worked on for the Trent Severn Waterway species brochure.

The Dreaded Life Drawing Post

I have been going to life drawing sessions here in peterborough with some local artists at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. I have really been enjoying it, when I remember to go. I do miss life drawing at Sheridan College so this studio time has been a nice substitute. Here are some sketchbook drawings from this morning.

Ribb Ribb...

And now for something completely different...
What I have been working on for the last while are these guys. Similar to the job I got last year painting Snakes of the Trent Severn Waterway, I will be painting 10 Frogs of the Trent Severn Waterway. (9 Frogs + 1 Toad) Its been nice getting to know these little guys. They are quite a challenge to draw.I will be finishing these paintings off for the end of Nov. I will post some finished frogs when they are done.
Seen here are the Male American Bullfrog and the Wood Frog (Who I have never seen in real life)

Fan Expo 2011

Thanks to everyone who came out and saw me at Fan Expo 2011. This was my first year exhibiting and all in all, it was a great experience. I had a chance to debut some Zombie portraits that I recently did for fun. I learned a LOT at Fan Expo as I'm sure most people do on their first exhibit and I plan to return next year. Here are the Zombie portraits that were featured in my display.
I did have a chance to create info sheets for them creating somewhat of a backstory for them as characters which people seemed to appreciate. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.


Donald Livingston Madoc Jr.


Clyde Balemore Ellington


Mary Ellen Davis