Inspiration Gone Wild

After hours of work getting all the edges smooth and even, this happened. Still a lot to do and this is a so so photo  with a shadow and curved edges, but it shows where I am at presently. The flame is gold leafed...it looks great with the right lighting, BUT it is not having the effect I want over all, so will most likely get painted on more. So here is "Inspiration WIP 4".

Tumblr

Tumblr is so odd, it works strange, it is glitch, I can't copy and past information or anything. I have people following me who have straight porn sites...I have NO idea why they are following me or how they saw my stuff.

Inspiration Continues

Maybe you can get a better idea of where this is going, or maybe  not... The black didn't come out well in this flash photo, so you will get a better idea maybe later when I have it done and get a good photo. There will be space (stars etc.) in the black. There will also be gold leaf.  "Inspiration WIP 3"

 

Inspiration Continued

Well, the photos on the screen of this look better and don't seem off like the real thing does to me. So, I am continuing it. Here is the next level of work, the wings are well started and some of the background pattern is set. "Inspiration WIP 2".

Balticon 50 Artists Alley

I am again running the Artists Alley for Balticon on Memorial Weekend and would like to encourage some of you to consider attending. George R. R. Martin is the Guest of Honor and we already have a huge amount of people preregged. The area I have for Artists Alley is larger in this new hotel and so I have more tables available.
Please look here for general information http://balticon.org/wp50/ and here for specifics of Artists Alley http://balticon.org/wp50/balticon-home/exhibitions/artist-alley/

Bad Facebook

Well, once again I have turned off facebook and am considering never turning it back on. Even though it is my main source of interaction with other humans most of the time. But when someone I consider a friend once again tells me I am just looking for sympathy when I post what I am thinking and feeling, or another tells me he knows better than me what I REAL think or mean when I say something and it isn't what I say I am thinking or what I mean, well, I guess I best just not post anything!
I am constantly amazed at how everyone else in the world can post the most whinny, manipulative posts looking for sympathy and people to tell them how great they are and how much they are liked BUT I am not allowed to post anything without my friends telling me I am full of crap and don't know my own mind or feelings. Well it sure makes me feel good to know I have such friends!

Inspiration Interupted

I have had this idea for a painting for a few years, I finally found the right references and had the right inspiration and so started it. I liked the sketch, so I started adding underpainting...NOW in spite of my measuring and checking several times and it seeming to be fine, it looks wrong to me! The head looks to big and I am NOT happy. Anyone else care to critique this? The right arm will be added in again, I just keep working to get it right. "Inspiration WIP"