Finished Leaf

This is the finished leaf. It was completed on wednesday. Now to get more ideas for my sketchbook project and start my other pieces.

Leaf commission

Apart from my sketchbook project I have two commissions I am currently working on. This is a leaf that will join four other leaves that I did the summer before my senior year. It is in oils on MDF board and quite small. I hope to get it done before the week is over. I have made my client wait long enough. My other commission is that of a landscape/seascape and I have yet to really figure out how best to tackle it. However, I hope to find the solution before the week is up and start painting it before the weekend. I will post all the leaves once they are all done.

Sketchbook Project

I recently decided to participate in the sketchbook project hosted and run by Art House Co-op. It costs $25 to participate, but I rather think it's well worth it. Each participant chooses a theme, mine is secret codes, then has until January to fill it up and send it back to Art House where it will join many other sketchbooks and go on a tour of the country before finally becoming part of the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library. It is a great challenge and the sketchbooks will be displayed in museums and galleries all over the country. I urge all and anyone to join in! The themes can be very loosely interpreted and it's a great way to open up ones imagination. This is only open until Oct. 31st so hurry and sign up!

I've only just recently started, but I'm hoping to fill it with as much of my imagination as possible. Hopefully I can break out of the box and tap into all those ideas that I know I have, but can't currently grasp. Wish me luck!