Bryan A. Collins: skulls

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sugar Skull ACEO

I just finished this ACEO sized Sugar Skull illustration for an online contest. It measures 2.5"x3.5" (baseball card size) and is colored pencil on illustration board. The original is available for $50 at https://www.etsy.com/listing/109215229/sugar-skull-original-aceo-atc-small-art

God bless,

Bryan

Monday, December 12, 2011

Daily Drawing 1

I have been debating whether or not to start the daily drawing challenge of creating one illustration each day. I tried it a while back and didn't last a week. I made up excuses about why I couldn't do it, but they were all excuses. Now I am committing to the challenge and have a few artist friends who are doing it with me to keep each other accountable to the commitment. Here is my first daily drawing. It is ball point pen, acrylic paint, and Sharpie marker on 5"x7" bristol.

If you are a determined artist who would like to join the daily drawing group on Facebook, please send a membership request here - http://www.facebook.com/groups/256798767715309/

God bless,

Bryan

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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.