Pinktopia (Living A Boy's Adventure Tale)

My perplexing peans to pink persists and progresses in perpetuity.

It's by no means a favorite color of mine but it sure is fun to color within the lines of the hue.

I hope you enjoy this fresh batch

"Grisly Grizzly And Gorgeous Gal"

Composed of nine photographs -One split in two and another repeated twenty times

(Who could possibly resist working with a lovely photo of a pink Victorian home, a cat-shaped car and a bleeding bear?

That's practically the secret antidote to any and all of life's maladies!)

"Lovely Lily Winterland"

Composed of six photographs and one vector graphic image

(Lily Allen actually pulled off the look quite well and it's doubly exciting to see her in a fantasy setting.

It wasn't until I had completed it that I noticed the graphic on her dress.....um....Merry Christmas?)

"Natalie Portman Pink Clone Navy"

composed of seven photographs - one repeated twenty one times

(The first rule about the Pink Navy, is you do not talk about the Pink Navy!)

(A twinkling assemblage of seaweed caresses the Natalie Portman clones at their sunset launching).

"Riparian Activities"

Composed of five photographs and four vector graphics

(A flurry of fauna and flora fan this fetching female's form--

It's obviously Tuesday)

"Aura Around Bored Alice"

Composed of three photographs and two vector graphics

(Zing in a string of white, hot pink flowers comes the inspiration Alice needed.

Thinking Pink

I've had a blast with Photoshop lately, especially with this current series of collages with pink haired ladies. I've always admired the look of a bright pink wig as i tend to see the wig as a character itself.

By changing the model's appearance completely, the visual begs to be set in further fantasy settings. Animation was a strong influence on my life and the work I eventually went on to do.

The models in wigs (or hair coloring) look like wonderful Anime characters brought to life!

There are flaws galore in the pieces themselves but the overall effect is sure fun.

Not only is it interesting to scan the internet for models, backgrounds and vectors but it's also

a cool challenge to stay true to this particular pallette.

"Super Pink Pal" :

composed of five photographs and one vector graphic

(Lovely pic of model Audrey Kitching caught in heroic pose protecting a purpley pink Manhattan)

"Harajuku Girl Protected By Poodle Balloons Whilst Pink Gundam Looks On" :

composed of seven photographs

(The title says it all but you kinda wish the Gundam wouldn't stand down so quickly--

Why exactly is he so fearful of the dreaded pink poodle protectors?)

"Epic Erin Spy Scene" :

composed of four photographs

(Who doesn't love Erin Esurance? She's just realized the bad guys escaped in a ship

hidden in a faux skyscraper..What will she do next?)

"Pink Pixie" :

composed of two photographs and two vector graphics

(this was my first one so it has a lot of goofs in it -- however, the forest pic is lovely and the model looks cute in this setting)

"Pastoral Pink Sunset" :

composed of eight photographs

(particularly messy when blown up in size but it has a nice sleepy quality to it)

Annual Blog Entry : The World of the Soot Sprite Hive

Do my eyes deceive? It's been an entire year and so many days since I started this blog!

Wow, talk about procrastination!

I so absolutely wished to share the stuff I had been working on in hopes of finding others who shared an affinity for the mediums I use.

What mediums you ask? Well, all of my life I have been an illustrator and pretty much stayed within that area of expression. I love it and as many of you know, sometimes the drawings create themselves - borrowing your hand and pen to come into the world.

It's a thrill to just relax and go where you will with just a pen and a piece of paper. However, for the past year or so I have begun to explore the possibility of doing work similar to illustration but solely with foam, felt and construction paper! Sure, a little Photoshop magic comes in handy for effects-- but the 3d pieces have really turned me on to exploring this medium more seriously. Here are a few examples....

'Summer Plus Good" : construction paper piece

"Spring Garden" : construction paper piece

"Quite The Fix" : construction paper, photograph, sand and foam

"Fishy Fish Fish" : foam, photos, yarn, construction paper, helmet pads and paper fan

Turn On Of The Day : Paper Sculptures

After years of devoting my efforts to illustration I've begun to flirt with the idea of creating paper and foam sculptures.

Having created some for work I found myself really liking the feel of the mediums and the results themselves.

 In time I'd like to update this blog with examples of the new work.

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