Sally Nightmare Before Christmas Art

Like so many other people who make art in my genre, the works of Tim Burton have been a large influence in my own creations. This being the 20th anniversary year of The Nightmare Before Christmas, I've been really wanting to make an homage piece for the film. Finally, in the last month of 2013, I slipped one in.



I needed to knock this out in one day, due to Christmas commissions needing to be completed, so I cranked away on this for about 11 hours straight and completed it on schedule. The finished piece is 6"x12" colored pencil and acrylic on wood. Let me know if you think I should do more "Nightmare" art!

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~Bryan

The Walking Dead blank cover illustration

Art life is a roller coaster like any other career, obsession, or hobby. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes anticipatory, and sometimes you ask yourself why you ever got on the ride in the first place. A couple of months ago I had been going through some soul searching and had been drudging through commissions and deadlines that were leaving me exhausted and dry. That was until I received an email from a collector of mine who asked how I felt about creating a cover on his blank Walking Dead #109 issue.

The timing was fantastic, as I had just picked up a new set of Sakura Pigma Micron pens and was itching to use them. I'm also a Walking Dead fan, admittedly I've only seen the TV series and never read the comic, but either way I was eager to accept this project. I grew up on comic books and ink was the first medium I developed a relationship with. This illustration really took me back to my roots on many levels and knocked me out of the funk I was in. Creating this artwork was a refreshing reminder to enjoy the ride. The above image shows the final inked drawing on the comic book that I sent back to the collector. Another one is in the works, so stay tuned!

Bryan

Woman Slaying a Sea Serpent Video

With the making of this video I was reminded of why I prefer traditional forms of art over digital. The reason is that I do not have the Midas touch when it comes to technology. I ended up scrapping an entire day's worth of editing due to audio track issues and four failed uploads to my YouTube channel. However, after editing the entire video from scratch a second time and posting a fifth upload we have success! Enjoy the video, subscribe to my YouTube channel, and please leave a comment to let me know what you think.

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~Bryan

Blue Sketches

I've been carrying a small sketchbook around with me lately. I don't leave the house much during the day since I work from home in my studio, but I've had family in town and we've been out and about so I've been squeezing in time to do some sketching on the go. These two guys are now living in that sketchbook. The paper is odd, measuring about 4.5"x6.75" with two round corners. If you are interested in them I will mat them to a 5"x7" so they can be framed. Just send a message to bryancollinsart@gmail.com for availability and pricing. I am willing to frame them for you as well.

Daily Drawing 66

Daily Drawing 66, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

Four Birds - 5"x7" watercolor, acrylic, ink, marker, and colored pencil on watercolor paper.

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God bless,
Bryan

New Daily Sketch Blog

I was inspired by my friend and studio mate, Oscar Woodruff, to start a daily sketch blog. Even though I paint or draw every day already, I tend to get caught up in the work-side of art and don't put aside enough time to just draw for the sake of drawing. This new daily sketch blog will provide the incentive to keep that going. Check it out at www.astheysleep.blogspot.com and sign up for updates.

Down and Wonder - New Coffee Girl

"Down and Wonder" is the ninth addition to my collection of Coffee Girls. This piece is 8"x10" prismacolor pencils on illustration board. The black outline is ink.

Original SOLD

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Sketch for "The Third One in This"

This was one of my $1 original drawing auctions I had listed in my Myspace blog. This auction is over, and the piece is sold.

$1 Original art auction at Myspace

I am currently hosting a Myspace Blog auction at www.myspace.com/godstattooguy

The auction started at $1 and is for the original drawing seen below. This is the graphite work that was used to create the piece "Deliberation of Poignancy". The drawing measures 8"x10". If you would like to place a bid, friend me on Myspace (if you haven't already), go to the blog called "$1 Original art auction" and leave a comment with your bid. The auction ends March 31st, 2008!