The Midnight Visitor

"The Midnight Visitor" pencil and charcoal

I was home and figured I would just draw whatever came to mind.  Prints available here:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/tariien/works/9017631-the-midnight-visitor

Ashley

This is a drawing I did for my brother, it was a Christmas gift for his friend Ashley.  He had a picture of her playing the guitar, since she is a musician.  It is 9x12 charcoal and pencil, I like using charcoal because it feels more fluid on the paper.  Almost like painting, and I like how black you can get with the shading.  I think I was feeling a little cubist for this one, lol. 

Baruch & Balthamos

Two new drawings, continuing working on drawing the human body, which is no easy task. I named them Baruch and Balthamos after the two angels from the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. Most people would recognize the first book, The Golden Compass from the movie that was done in 2007. While the movie wasn't successful, the books are really outstanding, and I encourage everyone to give them a try!

Mercury

In Roman mythology, Mercury was a messenger, and a god of trade, profit and commerce. Mercury has influenced the name of a number of things in a variety of scientific fields, such as the planet Mercury. The word mercurial is commonly used to refer to something or someone erratic, volatile or unstable, derived from Mercury's swift flights from place to place. The term comes from astrology and describes the expected behavior of someone under the influence of the planet Mercury.
This is another 9x12 pencil and charcoal drawing. I tried to get a sense of movement with the body. The feet were the hardest part to do, the left foot is cut off from the scanner, but it didn't look that good so I'm glad you can't see it, lol. Any suggestions for another god to do?

Neptune

Neptune was the god of the sea in Roman mythology. He is most identifiable as a tall, white-bearded figure carrying a trident, a three pronged fisherman's spear. Fittingly, he is often pictured with fish as well as with horses, another animal with which he is closely linked since he was also thought to oversee the sport of horse-racing. These horses drew the chariot in which he was said to travel over the sea.

The worship of Neptune, as the Roman version of Poseidon, is another example of cross-cultural assimilation in the ancient world where a great deal of dialogue and syncretism among different civilizations took place—not merely strife and warfare.

This is a 9x12 drawing done with pencil and charcoal I finished today. I have always liked Neptune, and the entire mythology of those ancient gods. I took a nude dra ing class my sophomore year in college. Since then I haven't really drawn any nudes, since obviously I don't have access to a bunch of naked people. But drawing the human body is very hard, and I don't want to forget everything I have learned.

Lanterns are Fun

Howdy, had a great weekend in Connecticut, the weather was so warm! I can not wait for spring and summer to come. I did this way back my senior year of high school, I believe it was just with charcoal. I will be very busy this next month, still in class, and also I will be moving back to CT in the end of April. So I will be organizing and packing things up in the next few weeks. Hopefully I will find time to do some more art, I really want to get a collection together and look for a place to put on a show and sell some. I also am looking for places to do an internship in CT, any suggestions as where to look?

California Dreaming

It was a cold and snowy day, made me wish I was somewhere warm, like California. I've never been, but one day I want to go. I made this today, to try and get that warm summer feeling back again. And can you guess who it is in the picture? I think I am getting addicted to drawing in Illustrator, I find it relaxing and fun.

If I Could Turn Back Tioooooome

Hello! This is a portrait of Cher, that I did last weekend. I used to draw a lot when I was younger, mostly from comic books. Doing portraits can be a bit of a challenge, but I enjoy working through it and finding the person in the process. I haven't done too many drawings since college, and I want to start back up again.