Concept art for a new painting.

I have been off work this week so I decided to work on some ideas for a new painting. I did this concept in photo shop. This is my 3rd attempt. I lost the other two due to program difficulties. I think I am pretty happy with the direction it is going. Hopefully I can began the actual painting soon.

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The Gettysburg Address.

This is a video I put together a while ago. I thought it would be fitting to post on the 4th.

East West's Complete Composers Collection

I just got the EW/QL Complete Composers Collection.  I have been testing it last few days.  I will try to post some rough sample demos sometime in the near future.

Moving to Kentucky...

I recently accepted a job at the Creation Museum as a museum artist. I will be moving in a few weeks. Life is going to change a lot. I am hoping to continue with my painting as I have time. A new adventure is beginning! May God's will be done.

Coral Painter 11

I downloaded the trail version of Coral Painter 11 on Monday. I've been testing it out and it is a pretty incredible software. The tools take a little bit to get used to, but once you get the hang of it you can do some pretty amazing stuff. It would also be helpful if I had a graphics tablet... someday!

Here are a few rough samples of what I have done.

A was kind of going after the "disney animation" look.

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This software would be very useful for creating animation backgrounds.

Finished!

I completed my fishing painting. Below is the finished product. I have also included a few "close ups" of some of the details.

(Due to size reduction the colors and picture quality may not be very good).

Now all that remains is to have the painting scanned and then varnish it. I need to order a frame for it too. This piece is going to be in a show from March-April.

Painting Progress.

As you can see the painting is starting to take shape. Once again, this piece has strong influence of the "early american" style.