Sunday, December 27, 2009

Heady Still-life


Arrangement with Heady
oil on canvas

Unanswered Prayers

"Unanswered Prayers"
oil on canvas

Pixel Johnny

Pixel Johnny
oil on paper

Tales from the Sketchbook

a few pages from my sketchbook all made with uni-ball vision fine point pens...






Saturday, December 26, 2009

Expressionistic Self Portrait

"Self Portrait Pop"
oil on paper

Glazed Self Portrait

The concept: paint a self portrait using only two colors - terra verde (green) and white... easy enough...  Then allow the portrait to dry...  Glaze into local color with burnt siena and violet.  That's right - four colors...  I think I prefer the Terra Verde over the final product.  Glazing seems like a perfect way to ruin a painting...


"Moose Self Portrait"
oil on paper


"Glazed Self Portrait"
oil on paper

At the Beach


"Model at the Beach"
Oil on Paper

Love the Puppies


"Conor & Layla"
oil on canvas

Lazy Daisy - Painted Head II




Spot Five Gallery sponsored a Halloween head painting contest - you get a styrofoam head and a set of fluorescent paint. Entries were displayed in a black light show "Head Hunters" through Halloween 2009. I had a blast with this project - it was my second painted head (see below)


Right: "Lazy Daisy" by Shurrn 2009
Center: "Heady" by Shurrn 2005
Left: "Tim the Enchanter" by John Marcum 2009

Campus in Oil


"Ala Prima U of L"
oil on paper
30 minute ala prima on campus

Pie


"Lemon Pie with Lime"
oil on paper
ala prima 20 minute painting

Nonrepresentational Frame



"Nonrepresentational Frame"
oil on paper

Camo Studies


"camo study - shades of gray"
oil on paper



"camo study - full tones"
oil on paper

POP-AGANDA


"American Idol - W"
pastels

Owning an Image - The Game


"Owning an image"

Assignment: create a mock set up of a photo with any objects and own it.

the original image:

Under an Umbrella



"under an umbrella"
charcoal

Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays from the Shurrn Studio...

May your days be merry & Bright
with love,
Shurrn