Okay first off, traditional art:

I have mentioned my ventures into traditional art many times, but I rarely submitted anything to show.  Well, this is because I set very high standards for myself and I'm not impressed with some of the traditional works that i've produced.  However, this past weekend I painted my biggest and, at press time, most favorite piece of traditional art.  a 24x36 inch optical illusion.  A "picture within a picture" as the assignment called.



The first half is a WIP (work in progress) shot, and the other half is the finished product.  When i get it back, i will take a much better picture and will submit it.

Rundown:

The assignment was an optical illusion.  We had to make 2 or just one if it was elaborated enough.  I decided to jump in and do something big and wack.  I had no idea that it would end up looking like this.  I surprised myself with this one.  It reminds me of a very very urban mural.  As you can see from the WIP, i laid down the main color areas, and then i worked on them individually, letting lines connect and just let my hand draw while composing and developing the whole thing subconciously.  T

he illusion is.......there are lizards hidden in it.  The thing is, i don't know how many.  I made a few intentional ones, but people see them all over the place.  My parents found 6, and friends found up to 9.   Regardless, it's fun to look at and work on.  The bottom left was intentionally done like that in order to break up the abstractness of it.  Otherwise it wouldve been too homogeneous, while now you have something else to look at when you're not hunting for lizards.  

I used acrylics and markers, and a silver marker too.  Of course, you cant see it unless you move the canvas against a glare, and like its the case with every single piece of traditional art, a picture just doesnt do it justice.

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In other news, here's a funny story about wrong delivery.

I get home the other day and find a package at my door.  I am indeed expecting a package, so i open it without giving it much thought.  I was expecting some pieces of jewelry that i ordered from Australia, but when opening the package.......i see red hair and colored stripes.  If you didnt guess by now (wouldnt expect you to), it was nothing less than.........a 14-inch chucky doll.  For a split second, I thought it was gonna be like "YOU'RE NOT MY OWNER, BITCH" and was gonna stab me with an air pump or something

So i kept him until i got in contact with the rightful owner, but not before having some fun with it.....

The long and wacky hair made him an excellent target for headbanging.  Yes indeed.  So i played Metallica's "My Friend of Misery (at 4:50 and 5:40, to be precise) and let it rip.  This is a great heavy metal song if you like serious energy but not the trashy kind.  Killer guitars i tell ya.   Oh hell it looked so damned cool!  Then,Superfly joined him and they both did some serious headbanging.  

I'm such a dork sometimes, it's unbelievable.  But fuck it i'm happy with it and thats what counts.  You'd do it too if you had the freedom to let loose

So yea, hmmmmm I'm halfway with making a 2006 calendar.  Not space-related though.  It's gonna be more formal and clean looking.  I've done 2 space calendars which i love, but now its time to try a different style.  

And to finish, 2 of my works (City Series: New York City and another poster i did for school promoting state parks) have been asked from me in order to showcase in the College gallery.  w00t!  They gave me the release forms and everything.  Surely i like the NYC poster better, because it's more visceral

Aaaaaaaaaaaand that's all i have to write for now.

Rock on and

-Diny