Art by Ro

Welcome Back

2012-01-12T22:40:00.002-05:00

Revamping my Blog!! Really should learn some CSS so I can changes things up more. In the meantime here's a piece I did for my niece that my Mum made into a rug!

Check out my Sketchbook

2010-08-17T22:57:00.004-04:00

And We All Did Die Vagabonds

2010-04-10T23:24:00.004-04:00

Vagabonds line up. I'm working on redesigning them though.

You can check out more progress at http://wealldiddie.wordpress.com.

Cuckoo clocks and Mountain Dew

2009-11-17T00:03:00.007-05:00

Ah, Dew at 12:03am. Dave would be proud. The cuckoo clock in the living room helps a bit too. Every hour and half hour. One gets used to it.

My Lady Gaga piece for the Hallway show this week. Almost didn't do it and that would have been a real shame.

I would get a tattoo like this were I bold enough

2009-11-12T00:14:00.002-05:00

I don't think I like the hair. I feel that it's too stringy and distracts from the tattoo on the back. I'm thinking in filling in portions so that the hair is thicker looking, probably over the hand and the arms. I don't want to cover the fingers though. Thoughts?

Once Upon a Time

2009-08-28T14:52:00.004-04:00

A look into some older sketches that I never did much with. I really should have though. Perhaps I still will. I love revisiting old art!

Girl with the Necklace

2009-08-20T23:05:00.002-04:00

Her necklace says "you're the one my heart is set on loving". I love the colors of her shirt.

Pandora and French Press Coffee

2009-08-10T23:11:00.002-04:00

The Assistant Librarian

2009-07-28T18:06:00.001-04:00

A White Blank Page

2009-07-28T11:25:00.004-04:00

I'm not sure exactly how I like it's going. I don't think the expression from the sketch is translating. I believe I might start all over. It's fun to see the progress though!

A Work in Progress

2009-06-07T19:39:00.004-04:00

I put the three together into on image but I'll be working on each portion individually. I'll post more later!

Sketchbook Pages

2009-06-04T16:24:00.003-04:00

The Four Winds

2009-05-29T13:25:00.003-04:00

The final versions of the Four Winds from my Senior Project in order. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. I don't believe I'm happy with them but I still love the character design. It's time for me to move on for a while. I'll come back to them eventually.

The East Wind

2009-05-07T16:22:00.002-04:00

The East Wind in maquette form in several different views. The first shot is dramatic lighting.

The Baron and That Blue Thing

2009-05-07T15:58:00.003-04:00

That's it! I'm done! I have no more academic obligations other then walking across that stage and getting my diploma. We did it!

Digital paintings aren't the only thing I've done this year. Say hello to my maquettes! The first two are the same guy, with and without his top hat. I've named him the Baron. The rest are of a character that my friend created called That Blue Thing.

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

2009-05-02T18:41:00.003-04:00

All of these things are for my adaptation of the faery tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon".
The main character (unnamed), the Prince and his bear form, character expressions and the final character designs for the Four Winds.

Filo, Eugene and Charlie

2009-05-02T18:34:00.003-04:00

The Archer and The Monster

2009-04-29T06:07:00.001-04:00

To be updated once I find the right files.

The Detroit Zoo

2009-04-10T21:16:00.003-04:00

I won an Honorable Mention for this poster in the Detroit Zoo competition. Still not quite sure why, but it was a lovely surprise. I quite hate the thing. Hehe.

Freckles

2009-04-05T00:13:00.002-04:00

It started with a sketch. I like them.

You Belong Here

2009-04-03T21:05:00.005-04:00

My submissions for the Somerset Mall Bag contest. The theme was "You belong here" and both won! Only the first entry was made into a bag though. In the final product the second entry was replaced with someone else's. It was still all so very excellent!

The Four Winds Linework

2008-12-10T04:44:00.004-05:00

I've just finished designing the personifications of the Four Winds. Now in the story the heroine has to go to each of the 4 winds to ask for help in finding the castle east of the sun and west of the moon to save her prince beloved. I wanted to design the characters of the 4 winds and dug a little bit into asian and eastern european mythology. In China, the four cardinal directions of North, South, East and West each have a guardian assigned to them. The guardians are represented by animals and each have a color, season and element attributed to them. I tried to take all of these things into account when designing the characters. The four guardians are as follows.
The East's Guardian is the Dragon. He is the Keeper of the Kingdom and his season is spring, his color(s) is blue/green and his element is wood.

The West's Guardian is the White Tiger. He is the Lord of Limitless Vision and his season is fall, his color is white and his element is metal.

The South's Guardian is the Phoenix. He is the Lord of Spiritual Growth, the Expander and his season is summer, his color is red and his element is fire.

The North's Guardian is the Tortoise. He is the eldest and is the All Knowing Lord. His season is winter, his color is black and his element is water.

The Springbok and The Elephant

2008-12-03T05:35:00.005-05:00

Apples and Africa

2008-11-11T19:49:00.008-05:00

Centaurs need not always be half-horse.

It's a Vampire Weekend

2008-10-17T23:42:00.004-04:00

The final Dumbo Octopus Mermaid.

Why So Serious?

2008-10-16T13:47:00.003-04:00

The day is finally here! The Dark Knight show opened at noon today it was a success. And not just because of the art, which was awesome, but also because of all the hard work that Chelsea and everyone else put into it. Here was the better of my submissions to the show.

Giraffes and the Like

2008-10-05T00:31:00.003-04:00

Sketches i did earlier today. They're works in progress so it's only the line-work. I really should draw more creatures.

Grimpotuethis

2008-10-01T00:45:00.003-04:00

Thanks to my friend Kerry, over the summer I got really into octopus and discovered this lovely deep sea octopus. Honestly, it never ceases to amaze me the kind of creatures that inhabit the extreme reaches of our planet. the ear-like flaps are there to help propel it underwater, so as to conserve as much energy as possible in the harsh environment of the deep sea.

It was the inspiration for the below mermaid. Original sketches follow.

Here's to New Beginnings

2008-04-01T23:06:00.000-04:00

It's not the same as completely starting over but I'd like to change the quality and direction of this blog. So to echo the post title; Here's to New Beginnings!