tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4756839647149130302024-03-13T21:31:05.045-07:00TommiartTommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-17451251721936527642012-11-14T23:07:00.001-08:002012-11-14T23:07:45.288-08:00http://tomhermann.daportfolio.com/Hello all it has been forever since I last posted, largely because I have moved my online gallery to:<br />
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Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-32212603491287061622011-07-05T17:46:00.000-07:002011-07-05T17:50:54.941-07:00Eisel is easier!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sGTB0Ib7ZCw/ThOxJcuk8UI/AAAAAAAAAL8/2muxIGyiXQQ/s1600/eisel%2B02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626035135404372290" style="WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sGTB0Ib7ZCw/ThOxJcuk8UI/AAAAAAAAAL8/2muxIGyiXQQ/s320/eisel%2B02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opAN2ilJCkg/ThOxJMeju8I/AAAAAAAAAL0/OWYqwO7-M2Q/s1600/eisel%2B01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626035131042216898" style="WIDTH: 173px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opAN2ilJCkg/ThOxJMeju8I/AAAAAAAAAL0/OWYqwO7-M2Q/s320/eisel%2B01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">This is my new eisel that my dad built for me! It is a formidable beast and holds just about anything I could hope to put on it. Sure beats sitting on the floor to paint.</span></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-61090270866537390662011-06-01T18:03:00.000-07:002011-06-01T18:12:56.731-07:00James the Flute Player- Adelaide Project<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaRhdj4FzZY/Tebjc3r9q6I/AAAAAAAAALo/J1_NOhurtgs/s1600/James%2BFlute%2B72%2B30cm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613424070688091042" style="WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaRhdj4FzZY/Tebjc3r9q6I/AAAAAAAAALo/J1_NOhurtgs/s400/James%2BFlute%2B72%2B30cm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This is James, a rather burly looking chap who I saw playing the flute in quite an accomplished manner and busking in Rundle Mall. He was gracious enough to let me take his picture and even lift his wrap around sunnies.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Oil on canvas 762mm x 1016mm</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-40061296230237711592011-05-04T00:05:00.000-07:002011-05-04T00:15:43.973-07:00Chloe Kim- street portrait artist<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a61_CcUUXM8/TcD7K5zggiI/AAAAAAAAALg/oo2dp5wE1po/s1600/cloe%2Bkim%2B72%2B30cm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602754101183021602" style="WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a61_CcUUXM8/TcD7K5zggiI/AAAAAAAAALg/oo2dp5wE1po/s400/cloe%2Bkim%2B72%2B30cm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This is a portrait of Korean backpacker and artist Chloe Kim. Adelaide is a place where people of all sorts of backgrounds and stories end up- it's nice that way. It's nice that art helps us share our stories.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">This is oil on canvas 915mm x 605mm. My first portrait in oil and I'm pretty chuffed so far, so there will hopefully be more to come. </span>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-15886923609039217222011-04-18T00:14:00.000-07:002011-04-18T00:20:28.263-07:00The Adelaide Project<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wPGTaqPlilo/TavlKMDKExI/AAAAAAAAALY/YO1SsH5VdSg/s1600/Torrens%2B72%2Brgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596818925133894418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wPGTaqPlilo/TavlKMDKExI/AAAAAAAAALY/YO1SsH5VdSg/s400/Torrens%2B72%2Brgb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDdf5do2sas/TavlKNFkYwI/AAAAAAAAALQ/_3xhVU-jo0g/s1600/East%2BEnd%2BMarkets%2B72%2Brgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596818925412442882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDdf5do2sas/TavlKNFkYwI/AAAAAAAAALQ/_3xhVU-jo0g/s400/East%2BEnd%2BMarkets%2B72%2Brgb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A sneak peak at something I'm working on called the Adelaide project, which will be a collection of original works in traditional media. These pieces are acrylic on board in a semi-stylised manner, trying to work in a little looser way- more like my life drawing style.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-59209375116905204662011-04-17T23:58:00.001-07:002011-04-18T00:09:33.292-07:00Golden Mane<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uQZzZhB4piI/TavheovctdI/AAAAAAAAALI/jCT1jQgq0vA/s1600/Golden%2BMane%2Bipad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596814878386730450" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uQZzZhB4piI/TavheovctdI/AAAAAAAAALI/jCT1jQgq0vA/s400/Golden%2BMane%2Bipad.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This is the cover for the first in a series of fantasy novels by Sam Gilmour. Check him out on the facebook SJB Gilmour.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">I did an original acrylic painting then gave it a substantial digital paint over to get the effect I wanted. Designed the font for this which was fun. This is the ipad version, but there are promo posters and flyers for print as well :)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Also werewolves are cool.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-78708448409204341012011-04-06T20:51:00.000-07:002011-04-06T21:04:24.385-07:00Lil' Bill<span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_uPmOZ7cuhk/TZ01G09R6sI/AAAAAAAAALA/Jy91HQ4nQZk/s1600/Lil%2BBill%2B3%2B72%2Bver%2B2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592684703675181762" style="WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_uPmOZ7cuhk/TZ01G09R6sI/AAAAAAAAALA/Jy91HQ4nQZk/s400/Lil%2BBill%2B3%2B72%2Bver%2B2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">If you live in Adelaide, here's a little fellow you may have seen around town advertising the theatre production The Complete Works of William Shakespeare- Abridged.</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Digital piece.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-12047675565884782662011-02-03T01:35:00.000-08:002011-02-03T01:39:36.354-08:00Me ol' Mam<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TUp3g5qSuvI/AAAAAAAAAK4/rAzCypJVQo4/s1600/Mum%2B72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569395296314768114" style="WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TUp3g5qSuvI/AAAAAAAAAK4/rAzCypJVQo4/s400/Mum%2B72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A portrait I did for my mum's birthday. Acrylic on canvas 50cm x 60cm</span>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-55413556163723583612011-01-18T14:17:00.000-08:002011-01-18T14:34:30.685-08:00Dragon Training Revisited<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTYR9Ja9bSI/AAAAAAAAAKs/lRAXqI27GHg/s1600/Dragon%2BTraining%2Bredo%2B72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563654131861515554" style="WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTYR9Ja9bSI/AAAAAAAAAKs/lRAXqI27GHg/s400/Dragon%2BTraining%2Bredo%2B72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A quick reworking of my last Dragon Training image following some of the suggestions made by my internet friends (when I was young we were too poor to afford real friends).</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">A big thanks to everyone who dropped a comment especially Jon who commented on my Crossing Paths piece and even made a video tutorial! (still blown away by that), but left me with the dilemma of redoing the whole thing ;-P. Thanks everybody and good luck in the new year!</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-31140912481897434052011-01-16T16:02:00.001-08:002011-01-19T17:20:21.350-08:00Dragon training<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTOHMCYKdEI/AAAAAAAAAKk/tQwhS2lofu0/s1600/Dragon%2BTraining%2Bcropped%2B72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562938605599093826" style="WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTOHMCYKdEI/AAAAAAAAAKk/tQwhS2lofu0/s400/Dragon%2BTraining%2Bcropped%2B72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Another D&D portfolio piece: learning to fly has inherent occupational hazards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">A quick piece trying to work with value and composition to get a bit more dynamic. Been really inspired by the work of Ralph Horsley lately.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Acrylic on board.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-65144831612543433592011-01-14T05:10:00.001-08:002011-01-14T05:18:23.180-08:00Crossing Paths Update<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTBL1jykvXI/AAAAAAAAAKc/vsv3afdRGTo/s1600/Crossing%2Bpaths%2Breworked%2B72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562028923315076466" style="WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TTBL1jykvXI/AAAAAAAAAKc/vsv3afdRGTo/s400/Crossing%2Bpaths%2Breworked%2B72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A reworking of the last image with some tweaking- hope it works a little stronger. Again feedback and comments are welcome :)</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-54339592785870572882011-01-11T17:27:00.000-08:002011-01-11T17:48:33.694-08:00Crossing Paths<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TS0HDf_d-xI/AAAAAAAAAKU/fQoV7cigboo/s1600/Crossing%2Bpaths%2B72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561108871581137682" style="WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TS0HDf_d-xI/AAAAAAAAAKU/fQoV7cigboo/s400/Crossing%2Bpaths%2B72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A portfolio piece along D&D lines- may still offer in some tweaks so critical feedback is welcome :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Our heroes come across a wounded orc- old, hunted and injured, but a mighty warrior of his kind and not to be taken lightly.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Acrylic on board, 305 x 390 mm<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"></span>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-47599464697886833302010-12-05T13:53:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:11:15.180-08:00Things from the Junkyard<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TPwKobUVvhI/AAAAAAAAAKA/9ndKuUBw6uY/s1600/singularity%2Blightbox.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547320530657721874" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 416px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TPwKobUVvhI/AAAAAAAAAKA/9ndKuUBw6uY/s400/singularity%2Blightbox.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TPwKo7HkpuI/AAAAAAAAAKI/tPH4d6EsvM8/s1600/duality%2Bshrooms.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547320539194107618" style="WIDTH: 348px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TPwKo7HkpuI/AAAAAAAAAKI/tPH4d6EsvM8/s400/duality%2Bshrooms.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Some more sneak peeks fro Ms Doody's Art Show III.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">The show opens this Friday night and is open all weekend :) </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Come one come all!</span></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-75161848755811566912010-11-22T01:45:00.000-08:002010-11-22T01:52:37.987-08:00Some WIPs for the Marvellous Ms Doody 3<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9QsAKvWI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/DBR7klrDQsU/s1600/singularity%2B1%2Bwindow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542309648331881826" style="WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9QsAKvWI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/DBR7klrDQsU/s400/singularity%2B1%2Bwindow.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9Qb7zfxI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bj5OVhcoWZA/s1600/duality%2B2%2Bplayground.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542309644018614034" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9Qb7zfxI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bj5OVhcoWZA/s400/duality%2B2%2Bplayground.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9QNQ1ppI/AAAAAAAAAJo/BHJVcGi1uaA/s1600/duality%2B1%2Bmoonlit.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542309640080303762" style="WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TOo9QNQ1ppI/AAAAAAAAAJo/BHJVcGi1uaA/s400/duality%2B1%2Bmoonlit.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Having taken part in the first two Ms Doody exhibitions I am taking a slightly different tack with the subject matter this time- the pieces are slightly more introspective and thoughtful than the usual cute stuff, but perhaps this is a natural evolution. Anyway, comments and critique are welcome.</span></div></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-37403731718350086522010-10-15T19:27:00.000-07:002010-10-18T19:37:50.841-07:00Website Launched & Many Other Newses<div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Hello all from the far reaches of cyberspace.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">I have been most remiss in posting, which is made all the worse because so much has been happening. I submitted a piece for the Schaffas 2 exhibition which you can see at <a href="http://www.screamdance.com/schaffas_pages/schaffas2_62.html">http://www.screamdance.com/schaffas_pages/schaffas2_62.html</a> as well as all the other crazy entries- some of which are outstanding! There is also a Schaffas Artbook which has photos of all the schaffas from the two exhibitions.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Tickle Me Zoo, the childrens' book I am illustrating is in the final stages of painting- just doing the covers. Ben Long and I recieved second place at the CYA writers' and illustrators' conference for Graphic Novels and Illustrated Children's Books.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TLkSwAm4d7I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/GdplEyynEhk/s1600/Arkie+skips+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528470633580099506" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TLkSwAm4d7I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/GdplEyynEhk/s400/Arkie+skips+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">A big thanks to Tom Need at 28smith for helping me host and build a great space for me to hang all my pictures up! Cheers Tommo! Here it is folks:</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"><a href="http://tommiart.28smith.com/">http://tommiart.28smith.com/</a></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">There are still a few things I want to tweak out, but it's up and available for viewing.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Coming in October, Friday 29th, Adelaide Illustrators presents: Illustre 2010- a showcase of Adelaide Illustration which will feature artwork by me! among others.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TLkVi6x5sLI/AAAAAAAAAJY/gudJBFYpHHs/s1600/promo+poster+5+rpg.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TL0D_fDFc2I/AAAAAAAAAJg/mC6nCdjGMf0/s1600/promo+poster+rgb+extra+illu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529580306681918306" style="WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TL0D_fDFc2I/AAAAAAAAAJg/mC6nCdjGMf0/s400/promo+poster+rgb+extra+illu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-67021906868129950312010-06-02T02:01:00.000-07:002010-06-02T02:08:39.526-07:00Yukata in Autumn<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TAYfC-y1b_I/AAAAAAAAAJA/oJeKkov2WGI/s1600/Kimono+girls+01+rgb+72+30cm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478100132819202034" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/TAYfC-y1b_I/AAAAAAAAAJA/oJeKkov2WGI/s400/Kimono+girls+01+rgb+72+30cm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A personal piece reminded me of some of the gardens I saw in Tokyo a while back- had a lot of roaming cats that seemed to own the place.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Acrylic on canvas.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Girls referenced from Yukata Style catalogue.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-64381087675721684072010-05-11T23:37:00.000-07:002010-05-11T23:46:30.160-07:00Seeing Red<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S-pNmbxQwjI/AAAAAAAAAIw/m95dzLakhdc/s1600/P5111757.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470270020079632946" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S-pNmbxQwjI/AAAAAAAAAIw/m95dzLakhdc/s320/P5111757.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S-pNl7PxvDI/AAAAAAAAAIo/3nddGcgCNJE/s1600/P5111758.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470270011349253170" style="WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S-pNl7PxvDI/AAAAAAAAAIo/3nddGcgCNJE/s320/P5111758.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Some more lifies- brown paper prepared with red acrylic. Drawings with copics and soft pastels- about 10-15mins.</span></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-54209156296067973182010-04-15T22:28:00.001-07:002010-04-15T22:56:58.883-07:00Life Drawings<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f476l4R3I/AAAAAAAAAIg/sX_VQrK2Gpo/s1600/P4151755.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460606781434120050" style="WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f476l4R3I/AAAAAAAAAIg/sX_VQrK2Gpo/s320/P4151755.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f47d6Y9KI/AAAAAAAAAIY/7kG0Ql1IV8M/s1600/P4151734.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460606773735519394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f47d6Y9KI/AAAAAAAAAIY/7kG0Ql1IV8M/s320/P4151734.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f45mbzLLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/fgtqyTIwQhU/s1600/P4151735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460606741663394994" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f45mbzLLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/fgtqyTIwQhU/s320/P4151735.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f45M9DExI/AAAAAAAAAII/wFIs61qwkiU/s1600/P4151740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460606734823527186" style="WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f45M9DExI/AAAAAAAAAII/wFIs61qwkiU/s320/P4151740.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f44cxlMOI/AAAAAAAAAIA/_yAKrw7vRD8/s1600/P4151720.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460606721890529506" style="WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S8f44cxlMOI/AAAAAAAAAIA/_yAKrw7vRD8/s320/P4151720.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Some Life Drawings from the Eastwood group</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">About 15mins each with acrylic and pastels on paper.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-74570774978129318502010-02-22T14:22:00.000-08:002010-02-23T20:09:23.325-08:00Peasant's Revenge<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S4SlsnUXLyI/AAAAAAAAAH4/q3ssuCTKXTQ/s1600-h/Peasant%27s+Revenge+Levelled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441656435657617186" style="WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S4SlsnUXLyI/AAAAAAAAAH4/q3ssuCTKXTQ/s400/Peasant%27s+Revenge+Levelled.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Something in the vein of L5R</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">May still need some tweaking on this, I'm really open to comments.</span></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-12256102106705231282010-02-04T04:58:00.000-08:002010-02-17T20:21:37.375-08:00Rust<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S3y9nbFlicI/AAAAAAAAAHo/4G8h8hrkw-g/s1600-h/Rust+comp+72+rgb+redo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439430934940453314" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S3y9nbFlicI/AAAAAAAAAHo/4G8h8hrkw-g/s400/Rust+comp+72+rgb+redo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This is a redo featuring some of the suggestions made by Drew- well pretty much all of them really. The image isn't exactly the same dimensions now but overall it works much better- thank you Drew.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">I am gradually becoming more intuitive with digital paint- yay.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S3M0dtFQakI/AAAAAAAAAHg/AjLDkYlcJjU/s1600-h/step+13+Rust+comp+72+rgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436746860088814146" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S3M0dtFQakI/AAAAAAAAAHg/AjLDkYlcJjU/s400/step+13+Rust+comp+72+rgb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">"A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">~ James Stephens</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Irish poet and storyteller, 1882-1950</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">My interpretation of the above quote sees a young King or Emperor being taken out to a forgotten edge of the kingdom by his tutor to show him why this must be.</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Digital paint.</span></div></div></div></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-89239347062055614982010-01-19T15:34:00.000-08:002010-01-19T15:44:16.613-08:00Ice Angel WIP<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S1ZBu85IJcI/AAAAAAAAAG4/tXrtIbrA4B0/s1600-h/Ice+Angel+72+wip.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428598675717236162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S1ZBu85IJcI/AAAAAAAAAG4/tXrtIbrA4B0/s320/Ice+Angel+72+wip.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">A purely digital paint with an attempt to get away from drawing and invest in a more painterly style with some moderately strong shadows, but with little or no black. A bit more to do I think. Comments welcome.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-52586512079587070612010-01-18T13:43:00.000-08:002010-01-18T13:57:41.139-08:00Top Scores<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S1TWnX0kVdI/AAAAAAAAAGw/r8xggWGslr8/s1600-h/top+scores+72+rgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428199422786033106" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/S1TWnX0kVdI/AAAAAAAAAGw/r8xggWGslr8/s320/top+scores+72+rgb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">An editorial piece about video games and classical influences.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Sketch in pencil with digital colour.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">The palette is subdued green grays with the red chosen to bounce off that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Just trying to work up my digital painting skills and also develop a time effective process for digital work.</span></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-37558829211531837592009-12-04T20:20:00.001-08:002009-12-04T20:49:00.685-08:00Splat<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxniiTHjplI/AAAAAAAAAGg/82qUuQpM-rU/s1600-h/Jo+011+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411605506137761362" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxniiTHjplI/AAAAAAAAAGg/82qUuQpM-rU/s320/Jo+011+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxnmB-yIKOI/AAAAAAAAAGo/JAx39ONDVx4/s1600-h/beth+011+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411609348969867490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxnmB-yIKOI/AAAAAAAAAGo/JAx39ONDVx4/s320/beth+011+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/Sxnihiuav7I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/EUpCNEfO6Uo/s1600-h/Jo+008+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411605493147418546" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/Sxnihiuav7I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/EUpCNEfO6Uo/s320/Jo+008+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxnihYlBayI/AAAAAAAAAGI/JtXDTELJKg8/s1600-h/Jo+013+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411605490423655202" style="WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SxnihYlBayI/AAAAAAAAAGI/JtXDTELJKg8/s320/Jo+013+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/Sxnig7ep8kI/AAAAAAAAAGA/rCaKNcguz20/s1600-h/Jo+007+72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411605482612322882" style="WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/Sxnig7ep8kI/AAAAAAAAAGA/rCaKNcguz20/s320/Jo+007+72.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Some life drawings from the last couple of weeks. I have been experimenting a bit with paint spatter as well as pastels on brown paper with some of the results you can see here. Some happy accidents, but this is only thin paper and I think I grossly overestimated its various capacities ;P</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">About 15-20 mins.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-25461042510287902412009-11-24T19:30:00.000-08:002009-11-24T20:06:07.617-08:00Ms Doody is Done!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwylxVaNIzI/AAAAAAAAAF4/cSrPZ3SrUB0/s1600/PB220818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407879519544353586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwylxVaNIzI/AAAAAAAAAF4/cSrPZ3SrUB0/s320/PB220818.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwylwyGPFoI/AAAAAAAAAFw/xcOQHxZGBAU/s1600/PB200719.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407879510065354370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwylwyGPFoI/AAAAAAAAAFw/xcOQHxZGBAU/s320/PB200719.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Yay! Ms Doody is done for another year. A big thank you to the organisers and to everyone who came, especially those who bought pieces and prints.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">A momentous effort from my partner Huong rendered my sometimes obtuse designs into 3D plushy goodness!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">All my paintings and drawings can be seen on my deviant art account <a href="http://tommi-75.deviantart.com/">http://tommi-75.deviantart.com</a> and photos of the plush artworks at <a href="http://ham-pie.deviantart.com/">http://ham-pie.deviantart.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Unframed prints are still available for sale (A3 prints of the paintings with an A4 print of the drawing included) just email me on <a href="mailto:tommi_art@yahoo.com">tommi_art@yahoo.com</a> or note me on deviant art. All prints are on 300gsm gloss stock.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Cheers, Tommi</span></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475683964714913030.post-22073995836852792932009-11-18T14:22:00.000-08:002009-11-18T14:43:12.177-08:00Sneak peek<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR09WIp4gI/AAAAAAAAAFI/xUfl2LRRQ0g/s1600/72+rgb+sloof.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405574050014159362" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR09WIp4gI/AAAAAAAAAFI/xUfl2LRRQ0g/s320/72+rgb+sloof.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR4YO2rh4I/AAAAAAAAAFo/SpsrAUh7o7c/s1600/sloof+72+rgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405577810451072898" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR4YO2rh4I/AAAAAAAAAFo/SpsrAUh7o7c/s320/sloof+72+rgb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR0-TnLBeI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DeYeeZVxI-8/s1600/72+rgb+droofistroof.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405574066516723170" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR0-TnLBeI/AAAAAAAAAFg/DeYeeZVxI-8/s320/72+rgb+droofistroof.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR0-EsPffI/AAAAAAAAAFY/IU5SYRQ350s/s1600/droofistroof+72+rgb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405574062511455730" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NNdHo0i-RQg/SwR0-EsPffI/AAAAAAAAAFY/IU5SYRQ350s/s320/droofistroof+72+rgb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">Here is a sneak peek of some of the images I'm showing at Ms Doody's Art Show the 2nd</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;">Prints and postcards will be for sale as well as the original paintings which will each be sold with an amazing plush model (rendered into spectacular 3 dimensional squishiness by my partner Huong). It's in Adelaide this weekend, so if you are too then come along!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#660000;"></span></div></div></div></div>Tommihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802501612389119415noreply@blogger.com0