This is pretty much it. Anything else I do to this thing will just be diddling. For example, I might deepen the shadows on the motor between blocks on the wall. Or I might play a little more with the dirt on the ground. Don’t know. Either way I think it’s time to release this [...]
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Oooohhh … it’s nearing completion. For those of you who have been following my journey in creation this GAC is about to stop. I volunteered to create this piece in support of Jim Spiri (a combat photographer) who is going to Iraq/Afghanistan via Rhino Den over at RangerUp (thanks to Hank Salmans of Devil Dog [...]
For those of you who’ve been following this you’ll be happy to know all the color areas have been blocked in. I need to add lighting to the Marine in the foreground, finish the second Marine’s uniform, then add some detail to the block wall behind them and SHAZAM! Done. We’ll auction it off and [...]
In case you were wonder about progress… There ya go. More and more everyday!
For those who are interested in how the painting for Jim Spiri is coming along … I got tired of seeing all the white canvas so I began blocking in the major color zones. In addition to that I’ve essentially finished the individual portraits of the Marines themselves and am now concentrating on their uniforms. [...]








