Out of the fountain flows gold, into a huge hand.

I've been working on the start of a circus/carnival themed show lately. I decided to do a fortune teller, as I am called a gypsy on a regular basis for how I wrap my hair. I did have a lot of fun with my photo reference:


Original sketch:

Here's the piece, in progress. I'm excited to do a multi-layer lino again, and I think I'm going to add an additional layer of the background as lino as well. It's fun to be working with lino digitally again!

Finally, another variation on the lions from last week:

Don't call me when the new age gets old enough to drink.

As I mentioned in a previous post, my good friend Shalini had given me a much needed kick in the butt to get back into linoleum block printing, which used to be all I did in undergrad. Being in a circus/carnival frame of mind, I chose a lion for my first subject to get back into printing with. First I sketched it out:

Then I redrew it, cut it out, and printed it:

Bringing it into photoshop, I was met with a really happy surprise when playing around with layers and opacities, I am really intrigued by the interplay of the interior lines here:

I was able to see my friends from the band 28 North again in Rochester last night! We had a lot of fun, even though the venue was a bit of a different feel from my old favorite, Abilene. They're on tour now, so check out their schedule to see if they are headed to a city near you! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND going to see them! Below is a collaborative sketch that my friend Kira and I did while the boys were playing:

A collaborative sketch with some of the boys in the band, me, Kira, and the girl sitting next to us (sorry, I had to edit some content to keep this blog family friendly).