Viento y Agua art piece for sale!

I just took down my pieces from the Viento y Agua Coffeehouse for the "Love, Life and Happiness" themed art gallery..

The piece is titled Both Sides and it consists of two flat 14" x 18" canvas panels painted completely in acrylic, floating in a 1" black frame, bringing it's total size to approx 18" x 40"..

The good news is that the piece is still for sale ...

The better news is that it's only $550 (just in time for the holidays!)..


Please let me know if you or someone you may know is interested.. :)

818.983.5668
dburkesl@yahoo.com

**Please excuse any less than stellar resolution photos due to glare**

Gettin' the job done since 1910..

I created this random character while watching tv with my roommate.. He seemed like he would have a background spanning many decades with adventures interspersed so my roommate thought of the name E'rl "The Job" Wilkins.. Seems to fit.

Works in Progress!

I thought I'd go ahead and share a sketchpage I just compiled for an eventual digital painting I'm working on for my portfolio.. I'd love to know any thoughts or opinions on layout so it could be better composed for a portfolio.  Thanks!

Kung Fu Panda 2 Art

So in between the postings of my own work, I thought it would be good to share some of my daily musings and inspirations.. For the first time the other day, I saw the wonderful Kung Fu Panda 2 (as I was eagerly anticipating it based on how much I enjoyed the first one).. I could obviously see the joy in watching these movies as a kid (as the kid in me still very much does), but now as an aspiring concept designer and having a better understanding of the inner workings of how these types of movies are developed, I was blown away by the animation, character designs and varied types of animations I noticed throughout the movie.  Needless to say I had to find the production art for the movie and upon finding some I thought I'd share: 

Source:   http://kungfupanda.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Kung_Fu_Panda_2_concept_artwork

..and thus began my toned paper binge

I love being able to use the toned paper as a base color, while being able to bring out darks and lights so well.. The canson paper I used had a bit of a tooth too, so it got a little texture to boot..

A friendlier monster than most..

A quick study of a monster for my roommate who desperately needed one designed for her..

One Planet Away..

My first page of character thumbs for a portfolio driven story of mine I'm revitalizing.. Stay tuned for more!