Flowers and Works in Progress!

A digital mixed piece:

Painting in progress:

And some Flowers:

<3

"We were both hitchhikers but you had your ear tuned to the roar "

I just want to paint, but very little time, all this typing and organizing is making me a little crazy.

I finally got my suitcase in that I will be using for my portfolio. It needs a few minor repairs, and it's not the exact color I thought it was, but I think it suits me well:



It even has a nice little pocket for resume's and business cards! Nice!

So now I have done some edits on the color I want to use for my portfolio page, and I would still really appreciate some feedback (the typography is better positioned on the second one, and I think I like that color better too):



My goal is for the page to match the case, but not distract from the artwork.

Other than the portfolio, I've been working on these 3 paintings, which I am hoping to have done by the end of the week:




And some digital work:


This one is in progress:

"I am a traveler of both time and space..."

The Zepp is getting my blood pumpin'!

I need a new camera.

Either way, noisy progress shots:

Poe!


He needs to look creepier, but hopefully with the inclusion of some elements and his hand I can achieve this. The face got a bit overworked when I tried to tone it down from a more peach color to a greenish-pale sickly color.

Kurt Vonnegut!


This is my initial under-painting, which was more successful than Poe's, and therefor is making things a hell of a lot easier.

And tonight's progress:


I tried to keep in mind the advice of my professor Bob Dorsey and keep parts of the under-painting that I found to be successful. It's coming out really painterly and loose, and I am really liking it.

Finally here is the work on Grace Slick, which I ended up starting over from an unsuccessful and frustrating oil painting:



I'm using gouache and colored pencil here which is working well, the detail is just taking longer than expected.

Good night.

Goodnight.
Love,
Sorrento

"Don't you want somebody to love?!"

It's been far too long since my last post! But that doesn't mean I haven't been a busy bee!

First off, Happy Holidays and New Year to everyone! Hope you all had a safe and happy one, and maybe got to enjoy some delicious cookies (not as good as my Nonnie's though!).


This portrait of Clark Gable was my mom's Christmas present this year. I used a different technique when I gessoed the board to give it a nice texture. I want to give it a nice varnish for her and then maybe a gaudy gold frame! haha


This is a work in progress caricature of Yogi Berra that I am doing for my cousin's tattoo. Should be finally finishing this up and sending it along to him this week.


For my visual essay class I decided to keep going with the roll I am on with portraits and paint some writers, with narrative environments. LARGE.

Edgar Allen Poe:

Lewis Caroll:



I am also sketching a piece on Kurt Vonnegut for this same class.

For my Symbols in editorial class I am creating a portrait of Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) based off a painting by Gustav Klimt. Here's the sketch (although the likeness is off on this):


Finally, here are my final photographs of my portraits from last quarter:

Clapton:

Plant:


I know I am forgetting things, so I'll be back later.

Love you all.
Sorrento.

Whole Lotta Love...

Robert plant sketch, for a HUGE painting:

"Babe, I'm leavin..."

So it's definitely been a while since I've updated. Here are a few pieces from my digital narrative class. I'm somewhat happy with these, I really wish they were traditional media.


Portrait of musician Frank Zappa. I am actually planning on redoing this in oil, and have it started.

Part of a three piece sequence of the Princess and the Pea. I really like the colors.
I'm actually really happy with this piece. I might print it pretty large for myself. :]

It's been a really hectic and stressful semester, but che sera, sera. Hopefully looking back on this I'll have some good pieces out of the deal.

I'm looking into internships for the summer, or just general commission work.

On another side note, the weather has been so crazy here, warm, cold, warm again, sleeting, warm. Hopefully this winter will end sooner than expected. It was really sunny here today so I took advantage of it and went to the lake:


God, I can't wait for the summer breeze.