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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Daily Drawing 44

Daily Drawing 44, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

This daily drawing is another exploration into these visions I've been having of women and marine life in symbiotic relationships.

5"x7" watercolor, ink, marker, and pencil on watercolor paper.

See available daily drawings at www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan

Monday, January 16, 2012

Daily drawing 35

Daily drawing 35, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

One day I might get a Boston Terrier.

"Boston" (daily drawing 35) :: 5"x7" :: Watercolor, ink, pencil, and marker on watercolor paper.

Purchase daily drawings at http://www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan

Heading Home Illustration

"Heading Home" - 3.5"x7.5" ink and colored pencil on pine. I've been painting on wood quite a bit lately but this is just the second piece of wood I have drawn on.

I've lightly covered the surface with archival varnish to protect the ink and pencil work. The original is available at http://www.etsy.com/listing/90521382/heading-home-original-ink-and-pencil

God bless,

Bryan

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Daily Drawing 30

‎"Feel" (daily drawing 30) - watercolor, ink, and pencil on 5"x7" bristol.

I am really enjoying working on these watercolored papers. Making the watercolor backgrounds is fun and a different kind of expressiveness than I am used to employing in my work. I feel I am learning a great deal from these mixed media techniques.

God bless,

Bryan

Purchase available daily drawings at http://www.bryancollins.etsy.com

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Skeleton Boy with Eggs

I just finished this painting for a collector who requested a unique version of the "Skeleton with Bird" piece I made for the "It's ALIVE!!!" exhibit at Rendition Gallery. It's has been painted on pine, cut from the same board that I salvaged from a home improvement project. (My dad and I turned a window into a door in my house, the pine was for exterior trim.) I've actually been enjoying painting on the wood so much that I will most likely purchase more when I run out of what I have.

To prep the wood I cut a piece in the desired length. The width of the board is 3.5". This painting measures 6" top to bottom. I then use 150 grit sand paper to round the corners and soften the edges by hand. The surface to be painted gets a coat of gesso which dries for twenty-four hours, then a second coat to dry another twenty-four. After painting the piece with acrylics I gave it two coats of archival gloss varnish.