Goofy

Here's a scratchboard image of Goofy, submitted for Illustration Friday's current theme, 'Glow.' For some reason, making things glow in scratchboard is really fun!

Scratchboard Leaf

I rescued this leaf from the snows of last winter, thinking it might make a fun subject for a value study in scratchboard. This piece was given to my Great Grandfather for his 90th birthday – Happy Birthday, Great-Grandpa!

Prints of this image available here.

'Wrinkles 1' at The Bonfoey

The image above, titled 'Wrinkles 1,' was recently accepted into The 30th Annual American Greetings Fine Arts Show at The Bonfoey Gallery in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. To do this piece, I crumpled up a fabric sheet until it looked pleasing, drew a tight sketch on paper, and rendered the final result in scratchboard. It was done over a long period and was satisfying to see completed. Here's a close-up view:



The show runs from July 24th to August 9th, 2009, so swing by The Bonfoey if you're in the area!

Prints of this image available here.

Sight

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! It's taken me forever to do this but better late than never, I reckon. The piece above, called 'Sight', was done for American Greetings' 'Freak Show' in one of my favorite techniques, scratchboard. My aim for this image was to illustrate a strange little fuzzball with the eyes of twenty different critters, to an unsettling effect.

Prints of this image available here.