More Enthusiast Art

[LadyLazarus]

I was elated to get a graphics tablet for Christmas. I have pretty much been playing with it nonstop and this is what I came up with for my first project:

[AppTrans]

That is so awesome! Who knows maybe you'll be making art for an album cover of his in the future at the rate you're going! keep it up Jaime

[LadyLazarus]

That would be a dream! When I shipped myself off to art school it was always my ambition to get into illustration specifically for record covers and gig flyers, but became disillusioned with the advertising angle. I realise there is some fine creative work involved in the adverts, but I can't muster much enthusiasm for conceptualising package design for Jiffy Pop or something like that. I always wanted to create an iconic image that would capture the imagination in some way, something people would stare at while spinning their wax that would yield a strange power of cognitive memory just by being looked at. But for now, I dabble, and I really enjoy fan art and portraits of my favorite people.
Thanks for your kind words of support, App. I'm hoping to improve a lot over the next year with a more varied range of tools and influences. Of course I can't help feeling presumptuous for the slightest inclination to take myself seriously with this, but I'm working on that, too

[hugopresser]

this is great, i like what you chose.. john taking in some water in exhaustion.. is this a tracing or done by eye? how long did it take you?

[LadyLazarus]

Thanks, Hugo. This is done by eye with the Art Rage software, which helpfully allows you to pin pics to your canvas for reference just like in real life Took me a few hours over a few days. I need to work out how to export .ptg images at higher resolutions (this stuff is all new to me at the moment).

[adri]

I didn't want to start a new thread for this so I'll just put this here. Something I've been working on in printmaking class:

[fl00de]

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wow!

[LadyLazarus]

I didn't want to start a new thread for this so I'll just put this here. Something I've been working on in printmaking class:

Stunning, Adri. Is it a linocut? I would love a copy of your print!

[adri]

It's an etching with aquatint
I've got a bunch of other plates I'm working on at the moment, so it might be a while before I get around to finishing this one, but I'll be sure to keep you in mind when I'm making copies

[LadyLazarus]

Thank you, Adri. I'd really appreciate that. If it looks that good now, I can't wait to see it finished!

The very talented Eugenia has been showing me some of her digital collage tricks and I sincerely hope I don't shame her with my first effort, but here it is, "Supernova of Solitude" (pretentious enough title?):



As this is the first time I've played around with this medium, I'm expecting this to be my worst collage. I tried to incorporate visuals I get when I listen to John's music. It always strikes me as sounding hauntingly sacrosanct as a ruined churchyard, with something eternal and intangibly vast in its scope. And the missiles reminded me of "Pure Rockets."

[Deadserfs]

I didn't want to start a new thread for this so I'll just put this here. Something I've been working on in printmaking class:

This is unbelievable. Great work. The others are great too.

[LadyLazarus]

Me again. This will be part of a series hoping to capture the intensity of John Maus's live performances.

THE CLAW by vmkladylazarus, on Flickr

[AfricanBramble]

I like all of these pictures, they have enthused me.

[LadyLazarus]

Thank you. I am glad!

[LadyLazarus]

Another one of mine:

John Maus - I Am Facing You by vmkladylazarus, on Flickr