First Piece of 2010!!!

I've been meaning to post this for awhile, but am now just finding the time to finally do so...  This is my first finished painting of the new year.  I wanted to mess around with a different type of background; I've always loved incorporating text into artwork.  I really enjoyed creating this piece, and hope you enjoy viewing it as well...

 

"Handfallen", 2010, Acrylic on Board,  7.5"x10"

First Glimpse

The world that was inspired by my initial drawing "Strength," started shaping itself more firmly in my mind.  I wanted to try and paint what I was seeing in my head.  This world where things appear dark & dismal, but in truth are vibrant & full of hope.  A world in which things aren't always as they appear.  This piece was an attempt to capture a glimpse into that world...

"Helping Out a Friend", 2009, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 4" x 6" 

Just for reference & for fun, here is the initial sketch/comp for this painting.  As you can see a few tweaks were made here and there during the transition to becoming a painted piece:

A Prologue of Sorts...

I've always really enjoyed it when books start with a prologue.  I wanted to find a way in which to do something similar with my first posts of my creations.  Since a prologue is an introduction, the answer became clear.  What could be a better way to introduce myself than to post pics of some of the first pieces in which I began to see "myself" truly begin to emerge in my work.  I hope you enjoy them as much I enjoyed creating them!!!

"Lucie", 2008, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 10"x7.5"

"Isabelle", 2008, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 10"x7.5"

"Wish", 2008, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 10"x7.5"

"Blue Dawn", 2008, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 10"x7.5"

"Blue Twilight", 2008, Acrylic on Illustration Board, 10"x7.5"

"In Pieces You Have Me", 2008, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Illustration Board, 11"x17"