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Something New

Wed Jun 3, 2009, 9:21 AM
I thought it was time to put a couple of my photographs up here as well as my paintings. My main thing is illustration and painting but photography comes into the process as well. Along with straight reference images, I do like to take photographs for their own sake. The first couple I am putting up today are from when I returned to the town where I lived many years ago. OMG 25 years ago! Where does it all go. I went back to the street where I lived and saw my old house from when I was at university. My, the memories of that place. In fact, when I was looking for a user name for my Deviant page I decided to use the number of the house that I lived in 23A. Dysis comes from the goddess of the eleventh hour and the setting sun from Greek mythology. I leave things until the last minute, like watching sunsets and have Greek ancestry.

So, there I was back in my old stomping ground of Lewes. Back then I would occasionally go into the old garden shed to paint murals onto bits of motor bike that I would then literally roar off into the sunset on. This time I was out and about on location taking photos for use in paintings. Which will be appearing at some stage later in the year. I know I have not posted that many paintings this year and felt that I was slacking. Then realised that I had about 20 or more images under development. It is just that they are not ready to be seen yet. I like working on a whole bunch of stuff at the same time. I work up a number of pencil sketches and ideas together so I can flip from one to the other and stay fresh. Sometimes leaving a picture for weeks or even months before I go back to it. There are some that I have been working on since last summer. The pencil stage is the part where I spend most time really. When I start to paint then I can't let go until it is finished.

I should start painting again but I am still developing new ideas. At some point, I will have to paint. I have the confirmed dates of my first solo art exhibition at the end of the year. It is to last a whole month and runs from the 2nd November until 29th November in The Big Red Sofa in Chagford, Devon. There is a preview/party night on 7th November. So, to have some new paintings would be quite handy. Especially as I am also going to be appearing at two fantasy art events. The first in Glastonbury in October the second in Dartmouth, Devon at the end of November. Both will have a number of fantasy artists showing and selling their art.

Also at the end of the year there will be a book out which will include some of my art. This is in addition to the Big Book of Contemporary Illustration which I mentioned in my last post. I am also going to appear in the Fantasy Art Bible by Quarto Publishing. It is another compilation with loads of artists in. They are taking three of my pictures: Dark Angel, The Watcher and Fallen Angel. The last two will include stages of the painting process to show how they were created. Dark Angel, I spent some time repainting just at the point when I was approached to submit material for the book. So good timing there, as I looks better than when I first did it.

So, it is all happening at the end of the year. Well, not quite. In two weeks time I will be making my way down to sunny Cornwall to be at The 3 Wishes Faery Festival where I will have a stall and be selling my art. Well, I say selling. I expect I will be mostly hanging around, meeting great people and watching the bands. Hell, who needs to sell art. Er, I do.

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Wiltshire, UK
  • Interests: Motorbikes, Music, Art(doh), Nature, Sunsets, Chocolate Cake
  • Favourite movie: LOTR Trilogy, Underworld, Apocolypse Now,
  • Favourite band or musician: Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, Gong, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Roy Harper
  • Favourite genre of music: 60's/70's Psychedelic, Synthesiser
  • Favourite artist: Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Jim Burns, Jim Fitzpatick, Waterhouse.
  • Favourite poet or writer: Terry Pratchett
  • Favourite style of art: Fantasy, Pre-Raphaelite
  • Operating System: OSX
  • Favourite game: Myst
  • Favourite cartoon character: Pink Panther
  • Personal Quote: I'm not asleep
  • Tools of the Trade: Apple Mac, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, Wacom Tablet, Pencils

Comments


I found your work via the art nouveau club's favorites and it's quite impressive! I've always loved digital art that emulates traditional and I see you have the best of both worlds. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work:)

PS. If you're not a fan of Joseph Michael Linsner's art and comic book series, Dawn, already than I think you should check it out! Something in your style and sensibilities really reminds me of his work. I think you would enjoy it.:nod:

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Thank you and for the watch. Much appreciated. :boogie:
Thanks for liking my stuff!!
Hello Chris, just dropping in to say hello and to congratulate you on your plans for 2009.. I bet you are looking forward to your first solo art exhibition?

Looking forward to seeing some new artwork from you..
Take care and all the best..Tilly
Hi Tilly, I'm off to the gallery this weekend to discuss the exhibition and show them all the new pictures I have done as pencil roughs. So, the new pictures should be arriving soon when painted. Yes, quite a year ahead. Good to hear from you. Chris
Its also nice to hear from you Chris, I hope the health is good too!! I am sure you will do fine at the gallery if not send them my way and I shall tell them what they will be missing lol..
Can't wait to see the new pictures..
Tilly
Great gallery!

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