Sunday Painting

Below is an acrylic painting of a very particular dog. The goal was to apply the paint quickly and loosely while trying to achieve a balanced / representative look with the final image. After painting on huge walls, this 11"x14" canvas was a cinch!

Mural Progression Summer 2013

Over the course of the Summer I worked on five murals for a local church. Check out the video below to see it come to life! Watch in HD for the best viewing experience.

Mural Progression Summer 2013 from Noel on Vimeo.
Music is from "The Piano Guys".
Rough designs below:

Badly Photoshopped composite: Taking pictures of a huge wall presents interesting perspective issues:

The NEXT 100 Days - Day 1 -

Sequels, tend to be inferior products, but on occasion they turn out better than the original. I can only think of "The Godfather Part II" and "Toy Story 2" right now, but I digress.

The one year anniversary of my freedom took place Saturday,June 8th.

It was a scary decision to leave something that was secure without a map to tell me where to go next, but everything works out well with faith, trust, hope, a positive attitude, and some inkling of what you are looking for.

In one year there has been a lot of change, and I hope to see more change in the next 365 days. Wish me luck!

Click Here for original Day 1

TODAY, not yesterday or tomorrow

"The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man.

Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is a mystery.

Today is a gift.

That's why it is called the present."

You've Got Mail

I painted a mailbox!

Acrylic on shiny slippery metal.

Technical Art

Take a look at this. Very cool.

Day 139

Some cool things have happened since day 100. 

• I completed work on an interesting freelance animation project.

• Illustrated my first children’s book.  Also a freelance job.

Not long after Day 0 I saw a video of Glen Keane, a great animator who recently retired from Disney.  After  30 years of working for a major corporation he wanted to explore the ART of animation. 

• Here is a brief video I edited with some interesting advice and relatable situations.

• You will hear from Mary Costa, the voice of Sleeping Beauty share what Walt Disney told her. 

• You’ll also hear Mr. Keane talk about dealing with the new freedom he created for himself outside the comfortable walls of a corporation.  Interesting stuff.    

Below is the cover page for the story I illustrated.  It was drawn on paper (and re-drawn. . . and re-drawn again), scanned, and since I wanted to keep the pencil texture I opted not to draw a super clean line in Adobe Illustrator.  The color was applied in Photoshop.