Friday, September 28, 2012

Art Updates

Finally its time for some art updates!!!

Discovery of a Werewolf

This is a small comic piece done in pencil. A man walks in on a werewolf attack in progress. The question is what will he do next?
Futuristic House Design
 This is a small gouache painting. For those of you unfamiliar with it, gouache is like a thick opaque watercolor and it is great for giving vivid colors. This house was designed to fit in the void between two canyons and has a greenhouse area on the top for growing food, vents on the front of the base to capture wind energy for power and heat/cool the home, piping to gather ground water, and entrances on both canyon sides. Its kind of like a live in bridge.
Future Robot Design: Litter Collector
 This is another gouache painting. I was experimenting to get a few painterly effects, mainly in the background and on the animals. The story here was how robots might be used in the future. Here I interpreted them as caretakers of nature. They keep the forests clean and protect them. This robot is collecting trash.
The Fox Painter
 This was an illustration spread for a little comic I made. In the story, a boy gains the power to make his paintings come to life, after helping a magical fox get free of some rubble in a cavern.

Fox Painter Spot Illustration
 Here is a spot illustration for my Fox Painter comic. After spending the night cowering in a closet to get away from bad creatures, the boy emerges to find one of his paintings has changed positions and has marks of fighting on it. The painting had come to life and protected him from the creatures.
Bear/Frog Hybrid
 Here is a little Photoshop exercise I did during student teaching to demonstrate how to combine different animal photographs digitally. The real focus was to match colors and blend the images seamlessly. In this piece, I combined a bear, frog, turtle and some moss and rock textures to create this twisted little animal. I'm trying to think of what sound this guy would make.

Dream of Falling
 My interpretation of falling in a dream. Made in Photoshop by using blurred Christmas lights for the background and merging it with the photo of the figure.
Flashlight Blur
 Flashlight fun! Made by attaching colored gels to flashlights and moving them around. The camera has to be set to take a long exposure. The longer it takes the more trails you can make.
Flashlight Blur 2

That is all I have for now. I will be adding more art from jewelry, ceramics, and some logo designs I have been doing over the next few days. Check back for more updates soon!

Monday, September 24, 2012

New Update and Portfolio Website Live!

Finally a new update!

I have been busy with student teaching and building up what I need to do some freelance work over the last year, so please excuse the lack of posting. I will be adding in some new material that I have been working on in the next few days, so expect some regular updating.

For now, I will leave you with my brand new art portfolio site. kellynixonart.com just went live a few days ago! Go check it out! If you or anyone you know would like to have some illustration, design, or other type of artwork done, please get in touch with me at kellynixonart@gmail.com.

Enjoy for now, more to come soon!