3/15/2014
This Love Your Body painting was inspired by this post on tumblr. I just love the pose, her body, and how she is pinching at her rolls. It’s fantastic and beautiful, I only hope I did the photo justice. This is again simulated watercolor using ArtRage on my iPad.
3/13/2014
I was much too tired to upload this last night.
Legs, part of the Love Your Body series but focusing on legs. Inspired by this photo on tumblr. I just love the abstract shapes that I saw in this study. The way the light hit the curves. This is another painting on my iPad via ArtRage.
3/9/2014
Another Love Your Body study, I looked for a photo that would have some different proportions from my other models in this series. I used the waster color settings on my iPad (in ArtRage, this app replicates traditional tools better than anything out there IMO) and it makes me wish I had layers when painting on my watercolor block. I may turn this into a physical watercolor, I’m not sure yet. Still, I’m liking this, I think my favorite part is her tummy. iPad painting.
Original Photo Source
I love the band Bloody Diamonds, and for a while there was a running joke about how any time they came to town, I was out of town. It got so bad the one time I was in town and they were playing I was stuck at the radio station fixing the transmission and missed their show. Finally, I was able to see a show of theirs as a two piece (part of the stripped down tour), and then later with their new bandmates and got to hear the full sound of the band. Both shows were amazing, the second actually felt like I was getting a private show. I only have interaction with Sara & Jake and they are both awesome people IMO.
A few weeks ago I saw a tweet with a great shot of Sara by by Joeri Coppens, I liked the photo so much that I saved it for painting later. I painted it a few days ago on my iPad. I like how bright Sara is in contrast with the dark background.
Love Your Body: iPad painting.
This painting reminds me of a trinket I had when I was a kid. It was a plastic mermaid glued to a rock. There was something about that little trinket I loved, I think the pose is almost the same. I also like how I painted it without clear lines, like she could be part of the watery background.