Persevere!

"A piece of Art is never ruined until you give up on it."

I have to tell myself this quite often, when I'm sketching in my notebook, or working on a craft project for a friend or family member. A work-in-progress piece of art is often a scary and disturbing-looking thing, but give it a little time, patience, and a lot of work, and you come out the other side with something beautiful (or at least intriguing...)

I often revisit some of my old pieces of art and try applying a newly learned technique or medium to it. I tried my hand at a quick colorizing of my previously posted costume design, and I like how they turned out:

Death: In art

Sometimes I like to dabble in something a little darker and different for me. This time I tried doing something a little more anime/graphic novel styled. What would an angel of death look like? Imposing. Serene. Powerful. Purposeful. Dangerous.

Greetings

Well hello there! I am very excited to start this blog and give the world the opportunity to know the awesomeness of me. Actually, I am starting this blog to showcase my sketches, mind rambles, artwork, crafts, and offer you the opportunity to own or commission pieces that I create.

I am a dedicated husband, father, and scatter-brained artist. Ask me a creative problem, you will get a creative answer. Ask me a logic question... You will get a creative (though not necessarily relevant) answer! Art has been part of my life since I was 2 or 3 years old, and has therefore become more a part of me than most other hobbies or pastimes.

I enjoy a vast variety of mediums including pencil, watercolor, crafting, costuming, print-ad design, and computer digital art.

Now for one of my costuming designs:

A Renaissance skirted doublet

I love the renaissance, and love incorporating elements that inspire me. Here, I incorporated a flower petal element tot he tunic skirting and sleeves. This feels very Italian to me and I really like how it turned out.