Pioneer

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Sometimes your azimuth to pioneering your way is closer than you think.

Undone

For |Illustration Friday|

If only, if only we could have a couple of "undo" buttons available, for some of the things we do. Maybe the things we want undone are rather quite grand things we need in our lives... we just can't see how grand they are yet.

For those without computer machines: these keyboard buttons are companion to basic common sense and humility.

macro micro XI

macro micro XI

charcoal and conte

[11.75"x18"]

There is a certain familiar breeding that comes about when you see triplets. Maybe differences are blurred?

macro micro X

macro micro x

[11.75"x 15.625"]

charcoal and conte

More movement in terms of root placement and abstraction in the positive and negative space activation.

macro micro IX

macro micro IX

[6"x 12"]

charcoal and conte

Abstraction has a way of delivering space in the most of unlikely ways.

Nostalgia

Inspiration design from all the old Nicktoons. Gold star if you can tell which series eash are from...

Hatch

"hatch"

[12"x6"]

charcoal and conte

there is a gateway to something both cozy and wonderful. The hatch is always open in these floating worlds.

macro micro VIII

macro micro VIII

charcoal and conte

[18"x12"]

Found that working with the root systems to display different reactions to the piece's frame or the image area's boundaries quite interesting. Definitely liking the abstraction rendering next to it. It gives a better view of the either detail or the feeling of snapshot memory.

macro micro VII

macro micro VII

charcoal and white conte

[18"x12"]

Been looking at really good graphic design books and jellyfish when pondering layout inspiration. Jellyfish was a great concept to follow with the root system problem. More to come.

macro micro VI

macro micro VI

charcoal and white conte

[18"x12"]

Simply saying "I like to explore how to illustrate tree stumps and their root systems via charcoal" is also worthy of stating "its interesting how to frame an illustration with a close-up and medium range view when looking at a structured and detailed rendering of tree roots and stumps."

Value and composition arrangements have improved. Better understanding of light to dark to light again. Good.

entangled

for | Illustration Friday|

"tangled"- as in thoughts between two people sometimes... thoughts that ought or oughtn't be thought. Sometimes those thready lines of power entangle our thoughts and are just waiting to be unraveled