Thursday, May 1, 2014

Speed painting Iron Man


Back in the summer, I was going to paint a whole bunch of movie stills with different lighting and action poses as art practice. You know those "I'm going to totally practice my art" speeches we all give to ourselves monthly? Well, I got as far as Iron Man (definitely not finished) and some other movie with a female lead (I can't even remember) and then promptly got too busy or too distracted by shiny new paint to do any others. I still have my directory of movie stills and I am determined use them for painting practice until I've gone through all of them. Maybe I should make it a PPF thing to do one per week. Maybe this goal will stick. I know this looks like another "I'm going to totally practice my art" speeches but pretend you didn't notice that.




I'm not sure what the girls on the left are for yet. I thought I might do a whimsical stylized set of painted cartoony girls as ACEOs. Hope to have a few done for next week's PPF!

Have a good weekend :)







43 comments:

  1. Good work as always, your iron man is spectacular. Valerie

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  2. I'm a bit of a Tony Stark fanatic.... This is WOW! love it :)

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  3. I'm in love with your whimsical style...it's fabulous!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  4. Fantastic creativity, quite unique as well:) Thank you for sharing
    http://agagasiniak.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. great work as always and love the dynamic iron man. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. Your Iron Man is great. Full of movement.Happy PPF!

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  7. fab dynamic guy! great artwork again!
    Happy PPF!

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  8. You are so talented in the paintings and in the drawings.

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  9. wonderful work! Your iron man has such a strong form and in contrast the painting of the woman is so soft and beautiful. You are certainly multi-talented!

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  10. Your Iron Man is awesome. I loved the movie, love the man, and you've done a great job. Lots of movement. Your cartoon girls will be great.

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  11. Oh my gosh - love Iron Man - may have to do some of those for my grandson's room! Your lady is fabulous - I'm not sure who she is either but she looks familiar. Love those girl sketches - great work and I give art speeches to myself all the time. New art supplies often distract me too - but I think that is a byproduct of the creative mind.

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  12. I have to say I rather enjoy that half finished stage of a painting - it has so much dynamism. I would be tempted to keep the Iron Man more or less like this - he has so much superpower energy coming off him! Happy PPF

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  13. Go you with the speed paintings! Your Iron Man has a great sense of dynamic movement. It looks like you caught him right in the middle of kicking ass!

    Oh man - the girl with the cigarette is killing me! I don't know exactly why I love and adore people smoking in art. I certainly don't want them smoking in my house. But in ATCs / ACEOs / canvases?! Yes, PLEASE!

    By the way, I think your first art goal was a practice goal, and this goal is a real goal. Clearly.

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  14. Iron man is terrific with so much movement, he is zooming out of my screen. I rather like these two cool girls, I think they might be sisters.

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  15. The only way I've been able to stay on track with series is if I have a gallery deadline, someone is paying me or someone has partnered with me. And even then it's hard. I like your pieces here -- Iron man has a lot of spirit and the portrait is very compelling. I can't wait to see how your girls on the left evolve. So far they look very lively. I think they'll tell you what to do :)

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  16. wow, amazing Iron man painting and the whimsical look of your girls is light and happy!

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  17. love the iron man and the girls are wonderful too!

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  18. It looks to me like you have been very productive...Your Iron Man is fabulous. So bold and strong and the girls have unique personalities.

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  19. Iron man is fantastic. So much life and movement. And those girls... I met them last week in a pub in Newcastle. ;-)

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  20. I love Iron Man. Hope you can finish him. Would also love to see more movie stills. Happy PPF!

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  21. Your paintings are fun and interesting. The movie stills are quite excellent. . .that looks like quite a big job, albeit interesting and exciting. I love the ACEO theme. I often do themes for my ACEOs also.Looking forward to more of those. Thanks for the visit. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  22. Wow what fantastic art you do- love themall. specially the smoking chick! Happy PPF.

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  23. Oh, those cartoony girls are gorgeous! Love them ♥ And that second painting is my favorite, so well done! She looks familiar but I'm not sure. It's not Meg Ryan is it?

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  24. Your drawings are wonderful!

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  25. Wow you are such a versatile artist. I am always so impressed with your art.
    Thanks for the well wishes

    Wishing you a happy weekend
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  26. Stunning work, my friend. Bravo from my corner of world!

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  27. Ha ha I didn't notice the speech. Especially since I've speeched it myself a million times! Really fun to see what you're up to. I love your iron man.
    Happy paint part Friday!
    Tam http://cardmakingartists.com

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  28. Oh those are fantastically cool girl sketches! Can't wait to see them finished! As for your movie stills project, GO YOU. So maybe you won't get through them as quickly as originally planned, or something, but you've got a great start on it. And besides, look at all your cheerleaders! :D

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  29. Wow - great work!
    I didn't thought it was possible to do such a great piece (like Iron -Man) with so few brushstrokes....
    The girls are beautiful.

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  30. Wonderful work. I have such fun dabbling in the art!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  31. Ooooh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE those ACEO's! They are just brilliant!! xoxo

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  32. They are fabulous, I'm always jealous of artists who can paint people. Those girls are so full of character, I love them.
    Von.

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  33. All great pieces and different in style!! Very good!!

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  34. Congrats on being featured on PPF!!

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  35. I love how it looks even if they're not finished. :) And it's a good idea. Hope you can find time to do some more.

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  36. Such a good likeness of Megan Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally"! Don't worry about broken promises to yourself. Just enjoy your great talent!

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  37. So lovely your whimsical style, I love that. Iron Man is a great painting!

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  38. Fabulous art and drawings. Congrats on the PPF feature.

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  39. she definitely looks like Michelle Pfeiffer for me!
    love both pictures!!!
    happy PPF!!!

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