Sunday, December 16, 2012
Portrait Completed
This painting is complete and at the framers, just in time for a Christmas gift from the person who commissioned it (the guy in the blue shirt) for his parents. I'll post a framed shot if it when it's back from the framer.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Update on Portrait
Here's a couple of shots of that portrait commission. The below shot shows what I will try and do with the background. Right now I've photoshopped it to give me a guide to work from. Also, instead of pastels, I've chosen to finish it in acrylics because of the facial and clothing details.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Villeneuve 312T Acrylic on Canvas
Finally completed a 40" x 30" acrylic on canvas of my smaller sketch from a couple of years back. The painting is available, please contact me at: lisinski_one@yahoo.com if interested.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Final Spitfire Sketch
Here's the final sketch, now on to the final pastel, but only after I complete the portrait of the kids.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
609 Spitfire Update
Here's an update with some atmospheric shading and tones added for some heightened subtlety. Will add some bombers in the background, mustn't forget the prop, the serial number, and perhaps a few indications of panel lines, although this is very small, 7" wide.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Commissioned Portrait Update
Here's an alternate version with a spring-like backdrop as the client wasn't sure about the house. In this case a couple of different references were used and altered with photoshop filters. If he likes it I will go ahead and render it in pastels.
609 Squadron Spitfire (colour version)
A couple of in-progress shots of a small acrylic colour study that will be the basis for a pastel. I had done the same scene previously this year in pencil. It depicts the Spitfire Mk Ia flown by Pilot Officer JC Dundas of No 609 Sqn, 1940.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Commissioned Portrait
This is the start of a challenging project for a neighbour who wanted himself and his two siblings portrayed and he wanted the painting to replicate the supplied photo faithfully. I found the composition somewhat awkward, and also that the photo is very small and grainy so trying to "flesh out" the details is taking quite an effort. I'm trying to retain the bit of a smirk that the kid on the left seems to have in the original shot, although I was given another shot of him to use for features. I've managed to draw some roughs to go by and also to brighten up the old photo in photoshop to establish a colour scheme and a workable composition. These are the first sketches in this WIP. I plan to do this one in pastels.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Joe Foss WIP Update
I re-worked the canopy frame as the rivets were incorrect. Started on the image of Joe as well with a pencil study to use as a model for the colour figure.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Joe Foss WIP
Inspired by Roy Grinnell's fabulous portrait of Joe Foss, this is the progress so far on my own interpretation of the same subject. When I came across a great reference of a Wildcat, albeit in black & white, I couldn't resist trying my own portrait of Joe. I wanted to portray Joe in the cockpit of his Wildcat with a tropical backdrop of, what else, Guadalcanal of course. Oil Pastel on Canson board..
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Pearl Harbor P-40 Colour Version
The completed pastel. This medium really gives a toothy texture especially on the Canson paper. Up close it's fairly rough but it comes together nicely at a distance.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Six Shooter
This is a small acrylic sketch portraying twelve-victory ace Alex Vraciu on the day that he shot down six Japanese "Judy" dive bombers on June 19, 1944 during what came to be known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot". I'd like to work this up to a larger size pastel piece. Will try and get to the colour version of the P-40 soon, just been very busy with other things
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Pearl Harbor P-40
Here is a concept sketch and a finished pencil drawing which I will use as a model for a P-40 piece which will be rendered in oil pastel. I would like to portray the aircraft of George Welch on December 7, 1941 as he shot down two Vals.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Hurricane Limited Edition Print
A limited edition print produced to pay tribute to "The Few" who sacrificed much for
"King and Country" during the Battle of Britain. Edition size of 140 signed and numbered.
"King and Country" during the Battle of Britain. Edition size of 140 signed and numbered.
A portion of the sales will go toward the restoration of the Hawker Hurricane project at the Calgary Mosquito Society.
The print is signed on behalf of RAF crewmen by David Cairns, D.F.C. If you are interested in a remarqued print, please contact me to let me know if there is a specific aircraft that you are interested in, otherwise I will do a remarque of my own choosing.
Print Size: 18" x 10.75" • 48 x 27 cm
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Mossie by Night Rework
This is an alternate version to the previous Mosquito pastel piece. I needed to add the distant horizon to give more of a sense of height which I hope has improved this piece.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
New Pastel Commission
I've completed a commission for one of my framers. He wanted an image of Christ, preferably from the side, and he didn't elaborate beyond that so this image is what I was able to come up with. IMO, something with a diffused background and strong contrast is a good way to try and convey a sense of the sublime, and I hope that he will find it appealing.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Mosquito Pastel Updated
Here's an updated image, it's only slightly different with a few highlights added on the aircraft and clouds and some minor details on the aircraft completed. Again, it's pieced together from a small scanner, but I would like to have it professionally scanned or photographed at some point, and if/when it is I will update the pic.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Mossie by Night
A new pastel depicting a Mosquito by night. Oil pastel on paper. This one is actually unfinished, still need to do some tweaking. I had to scan it in pieces so if there is any inconsistency in the image, that's the reason. When it's complete, I'll have a proper scan made.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Little Friend
I've been doing some work lately with oil pastels and decided to try an aircraft. It gives a bit of a looser feel to the work than gouache or acrylics. Depicted here is the P-51 of Lt. Warren E. Lewis, 3434rd fighter squadron, 55th fighter group.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Kurt Cobain in Oil Pastel
In my mind, Cobain was a true artist in the purest sense. He suffered for his art and was tormented by demons that surely deepened his ability to produce music in it's most profound form. Oil pastel on paper, 14.25" x 22"
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Gilles Villeneuve Tribute
The 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve's death was commemorated yesterday by Ferrari. Gilles' son Jacques took the wheel of the 312 T4 driven by his father in 1979 and took it at top speed around the track in in Fiorano, Italy. This images shows Jacques at the wheel of his father's car, with his trademark blue/pink/yellow/black/red multi-colored helmet. I will render this digital comp in oil pastel eventually.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Music Poster in Photoshop
This is a conceptual image portrayal of Masaaki Suzuki, the Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor who is also the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan. Mr. Suzuki is one of the premier interpreters of Baroque music, with Bach being his principal subject choice.
http://www.bach.co.jp
http://www.bach.co.jp
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
John Lennon WIP
I began another portrait to add to a series of musicians that I'm working on, this time of John Lennon, who is one of the most influential figures in rock music. He was recently voted eighth in a BBC poll of the 100 greatest Britons, and is ranked as the fifth-greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Oil pastel on paper, 17" x 22".
Friday, April 13, 2012
609 Squadron Pencil complete
This piece is now complete. It's a pretty small pencil drawing at 10" x 6.5" so the distant bogeys are just indicated in a very subtle fashion so as not to appear too heavy. If I do this one up in colour and larger, the distant aircraft will have more form to them and would be a little more recognizable.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
609 Squadron Spitfire in pencil
Here's a WIP of a scene depicting the Spitfire Mk Ia flown by Pilot Officer JC Dundas of No 609 Sqn, 1940. He and his wingman have just spotted bogeys and are peeling off to the attack. I will place a squadron of He-111's in the distance just above the horizon line to finish off the piece. I'm not sure about the bottom right side of this piece as I don't want it to get too heavy so I may need to break up the cloud somewhat in this part of the composition. I would like to do this one in acrylics later on.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Jack White Completed
I completed this over the weekend. I removed some of the heaviness from the right side of his face and I think that has improved his likeness somewhat. I hope you like it.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Jack White WIP
Another pastel that I began over the weekend, this time a rendition of Jack White. I'm going with a predominantly red and black theme as those are the colours that Jack himself has stated are his personal colours.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Gotye in Oil Pastels
I went to Currys Art store on Saturday and purchased a set of 48 Mungyo Gallery Artist Oil Pastels. Great value at $9.99 (on sale) and they took to the surface of my pastel paper very well, a 19" x 25" sheet of Canson Mi-Teintes, Ochre. I cut out 2 sheets from that to a size of 11" x 17" so that I can get two works done from the one sheet. I really like the speed at which pastels allow me to work. I started it on Saturday afternoon and after a few hours work here and there it's pretty much complete except for a tweak or two. The subject here, Gotye. Jack White is next up.
