tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80709852705328966212024-03-13T10:28:09.179-07:00Matt's Art BlogMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-75889833251222491622015-09-18T18:11:00.001-07:002015-09-18T18:13:51.620-07:00Pet Portraits!Here are a few pet portraits that I have done in the last few months. The cat is my first oil painted pet portrait. Very happy with how it turned out and had a lot of fun painting him. I hope I get to do more pet oil paintings down the road. The little poodle mix, Ariel, was a dog I wish I could have adopted. I am not typically a poodle person, but she looked like a little teddy bear and was a really sweet dog, just so happy!<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-26770065837118792952015-05-31T11:21:00.001-07:002015-05-31T11:21:39.451-07:00Recent Portrait DrawingsHere are several portrait drawings that I have done over the last few weeks at Watts Atelier. Two of the drawings are from last semester. I have been trying different charcoals out other than the regular conte, as well as some different surfaces, besides just newsprint. I have been enjoying using different materials and will keep experimenting with them, along with other trying other materials as well. I picked up some heavy ply board the other day, one side was quite smooth, I am looking forward to trying it out.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-41258871344993236812015-04-18T23:31:00.001-07:002015-04-18T23:33:02.141-07:00Recent Pet Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some pet portraits that I have done recently. The large cat piece I finished the other day. I am quite happy with how it turned out. I would say that it is my best pet portrait so far. The reclined pose and white fur in the light was biggest challenge of the drawing. I don't do a lot of reclined poses and much of the white fur was blown out in the photo. The 5x7 drawings were all done from a contest on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattdrawspets">Facebook</a> page, where I had people submit photos of their pets and I would pick my favorite one and did a drawing. I offered the drawings to the owners at a discounted price if they chose to buy it. So check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattdrawspets">Facebook</a> page, I will probably be doing the contest again sometime soon. </div>
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-81825575101406137352015-02-18T12:20:00.003-08:002015-02-18T12:20:54.588-08:00Gigan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is an 18x24 oil painting I did of one of my favorite Godzilla monsters, Gigan! As a kid, he was pretty freaky, even today he is still bizarre looking. I still like the design of this monster. One of the difficulties of this painting was how big the monster ended up being. I knew I wanted to paint it 18x24, but just looking at my sketch, I did not realize how big that really was. Then I blew up my sketch and transferred the drawing to board, and saw how big this painting was. A lot of time went into the painting, I probably repainted the head 3 or 4 times along with other parts of the painting. I just was not used to painting this large and tight. Overall I am quite happy with the results!</div>
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-88242900184927197982015-02-09T23:00:00.000-08:002015-02-09T23:00:42.404-08:00Long Figure Study - Back PoseLast semester I taught a long portrait and figure class at Watts Atelier. This is the demo that I did for my class. I finished the rest of it at home from a photo. I thought that doing a back pose, that this drawing would go by faster. Generally back poses tend to be faster drawings in my experience, you don't have to worry about a face. I was wrong though, I still ended up spending 40 + hours on this drawing! I am quite happy with the result. I was also trying to push the 3 dimensionality of the figure without the use of a background, I think it worked out well.<br />
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-1394350146221437252015-01-16T00:11:00.001-08:002015-01-16T00:11:38.663-08:00Recent Animal DrawingsHere are some recent animal drawings I have done over the last few months or so. The large parrot drawing I did as a class demo awhile back at Watts Atelier in my animal portrait class. I recently finished it on my own time. These other portraits have been donation pieces for various events. I also did a contest on my Facebook page, where I had people post photos of their pets. I then selected my favorite photo to do a drawing from. If that person decided they wanted to buy the drawing, offered it at a discounted price and free shipping. I plan on doing this regularly, so please check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattdrawspets">page</a>.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-3981535062931746212015-01-02T13:34:00.003-08:002015-01-02T13:34:41.888-08:00Long Figure Drawing To Start Off The New Years!I haven't posted much lately and I plan on doing it more this year, at least that's how it always starts off. This is a 40+ hour drawing done in graphite on 18x24 smooth Strathmore Bristol, 400 series. I did this for my class demo for my long figure drawing class at Watts Atelier earlier in the year. I probably did about 6 hours from life and had to do the rest from a photo. I am real proud of this drawing, especially with all the work that went into the chair. It was a challenge and a struggle, felt like it was never going to end. I am quite happy with the result. Don't get me wrong though, the figure is the best part, but whenever certain challenges arise in a drawing or a painting, I like to meet these challenges. No matter how difficult they might end up being, at the end of the day, it will make you a better artist, whether that challenge was a success or a failure.<br />
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-14511522175753839422014-10-07T23:04:00.000-07:002014-10-07T23:04:48.463-07:00Sorolla Sketches I Did At The San Diego Museum Of Art ExhibitionA few months back there was an exhibit of Joaquin Sorolla at the San Diego Museum of Art. I bought a membership to the museum just so that I could go there and sketch the paintings while the exhibit was going on. I ended up going once or twice a week to sketch. For many of the sketches, I was trying to emulate his brush work with pencil strokes. I am generally much tighter of an artist, so it was a good exercise to help depict forms with less detail and more simplicity. Hopefully the museum will continue to get artists of this caliber. Always fun to see masterful artworks in person and getting the chance to study them.<br />
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-38595804715368904722014-07-05T21:48:00.002-07:002014-07-05T21:48:38.746-07:00Some 5x7s - Godzilla Monsters and Lady<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are some recent pieces I have done while working on larger paintings and drawings. I have been doing a bunch of Godzilla stuff. I saw the recent movie, which I liked, for the most part. I loved this stuff as a kid, and seen the movies who knows how many times. I wanted to do some smaller paintings for practice and fun. The dog sketch is my roommates dog, her name is Lady. She is a sweet dog and spends a lot of time in my room. She sheds a lot though, you could make a new small dog with the amount of hair that gets swept up.</div>
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-26843176104468890302014-05-28T20:19:00.001-07:002014-05-28T20:19:08.848-07:00Frank UnderwoodI have been slowly getting back into painting. Here is a painting I did of Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood from House of Cards. The show has been great, I just watched the last episode of season 2 a couple days ago. Frank is a very interesting character, and this painting sits next to my painting of Tywin Lannister on my mantle. I decided to do a painting of him as a warm up before I tackle more complicated paintings. I am happy with how the painting turned out for not painting in over 6 months, it is a little rough around the edges. This was done in Zorn palette, so just 4 colors were used to paint it.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-87578716544182092342014-04-05T12:02:00.000-07:002014-04-05T12:02:55.103-07:0015x20 Long Figure Drawing And 5x7 Dog SketchNew figure drawing that I recently finished. I wanted to try a new surface so I did this on Hot Press Illustration board. Overall I am quite happy with the drawing. The head to come out a little big. I did what I could to fix it. This was a very tough drawing to do.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-17384751289483992832014-03-22T15:35:00.000-07:002014-03-22T15:35:02.864-07:00Horse PortraitHorse portrait drawing I did as a demo for my animal portrait drawing class at Watts Atelier. First time drawing a horse. It was a challenge but I am happy with the results. Teaching the class was a lot of fun. I felt like my students all came away with a good piece to be proud of. I have a separate site for just my pet portraits now, check it out at http://www.mattdrawspets.com/ <br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-9977697872001339942014-03-09T14:08:00.002-07:002014-03-09T14:08:39.789-07:00Long Figure Drawing <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
New long figure drawing that I recently finished. Really happy with the way this turned out. I feel like each times I do a new long figure drawing, it's better than the last one. I am still proud of the last one I did, the guy with the huge beard. I submitted it to the ARC Salon, so I am hoping it gets in. These long drawings are fun to do, even though they take a long time to do and can be very tedious, but its a great way to focus on edges and anatomy, both literal and exaggerated. </div>
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-88021377471384145312014-02-06T11:08:00.001-08:002014-02-06T11:08:12.132-08:00"Self Portrait" And A Dog Sketch<span style="font-family: inherit;">Being that my name is Matt Smith, I often get referenced to Matt Smith the actor from Doctor Who. So yes, I am an artist and I play a doctor on TV, or did, the Doctor regenerated and now someone else plays him and took my job. So I decided to draw a self portrait, its been a long time since I have done one. The dog sketch is 5x7, I wanted to add a mini pet portrait to what I am already offering on Etsy for my custom pet portraits, https://www.etsy.com/shop/MattDrawsStuff. I got this review today from one of my customers;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="line-height: 24px;">I purchased this as a gift for my daughter. I gave Matt a photograph of Duke and he captured his appearance and even the loving way he looks at us in graphite. It brought tears to my daughters eyes when she received it! Matt is great to work with and he makes the whole process seamless. Thanks so much Matt!!!!</span><span style="line-height: 24px;">"</span></span><br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-91334902962906096462013-12-09T00:39:00.000-08:002013-12-09T11:16:52.628-08:00Figure Drawing Demos And some Figure DrawingsIt has been awhile since I have posted any new charcoal figure drawings. Here are some of my more recent favorite drawings. The demos are about 25 minutes long and the other drawings around 2-3 hours. I feel like my ability to demo is getting stronger. Teaching has been a lot of fun and its quite rewarding.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-968571606925966332013-11-24T00:56:00.002-08:002013-11-24T00:56:43.999-08:00Two New Dog Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
New dog portraits I recently finished. The top one is named Mr. Darcy, my friends new puppy, super soft and fluffy, and awesome. The 2nd dog is named Sam, a friends dog from their childhood. I had to do this drawing from an old and small photograph. The photo was scanned and blown up, but not a lot of details to work worth. I had to fight hard for my edges and figuring out the shapes and details. I am quite happy with the end result with what I had to work with and what I turned it into!</div>
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-63802823192098066442013-11-10T11:52:00.000-08:002013-11-10T11:52:05.692-08:00Long Figure Drawing - Big BeardHere is my newest long figure drawing. I would say around 30-40 hours went into this one. This is definitely my best long figure drawing yet. The drawing was a bit of a struggle to get through, but in the end I feel like it is steps above the last 2 that I have done. When you have an interesting person to draw though, it can add so much to the drawing itself.<br />
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-72877019751204669552013-10-31T10:39:00.001-07:002013-10-31T10:39:57.565-07:00Happy Halloween, Zombie Dog!Well its the scariest time of the year. I did a drawing of my roommate's dog as a zombie to celebrate. Even though I made him look pretty freaky, I feel like I caught his likeness quite well still. I have been doing a lot of pet portraits lately and have created an Etsy shop for anyone interested in getting their own portrait of their pet, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MattDrawsStuff" style="background-color: #141414; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.etsy.com/shop/MattDrawsStuff</a>. You may also order from my blog just click the "pets" tab.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-61860752962632750702013-09-23T21:43:00.000-07:002013-09-23T21:43:16.995-07:00Two Cats And A MeerkatA few recent drawings that I have done. The 2 cats are named Zook and Zena and the meerkat is from a photo I took at the San Diego Zoo. The meerkat was from a direct light source, the sun, creating nice clean light and dark shapes. Zook too was direct lighting from the sun, but it appears to be cloudy, as the lighting looks more diffused, creating softer shadows. Zena was the most difficult. She is being lit from behind by the sun, so I am assuming that her face is all light from bounced light. There were a lot subtlety going on in the lighting, making it hard to figure out. When you understand structure and form in general, and you understand what is going on in what you are drawing, it makes handing difficult lighting situations much easier.<div>
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-32200952968339826922013-09-06T13:28:00.002-07:002013-09-06T13:28:43.652-07:00Spike The ParrotMy second drawing of a parrot, this one though is a pet from someone I know. Similar to my drawing of Grizzly, there is no direct light source on this bird. From the photograph I drew this from, it appears to be a bright sunny day, however the parrot is in shadow, so all the light that is hitting it is from reflected light. I guess you could still say that it is a direct light source, being that its bounced light from a surface, its just a bit softer than you would expect from being directly light from the sun. It is good eye and brain practice to draw from different types of lighting. Sometimes you may even find it easier. Many times when I have done a drawing from life and we set the lighting up differently, the shapes and edges become clearer to me, making it easier for me to draw them.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-9288048581734325882013-09-03T10:56:00.000-07:002013-09-03T10:56:01.678-07:00More Dogs, Arf! Two dog drawings that I have finished recently, Grizzly and I believe the other is named Abba. I am quite happy with the drawing of Grizzly, because it was done from a photo with overcast lighting. Overcast lighting (cloudy day) there is no direct light source, shadows tend to be soft and non existent, making it difficult to see form. A lot of highly trained artists love to use overcast lighting for the challenge it provides. This is my first attempt at drawing something in overcast lighting and I am happy with my results.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-37591057511401307162013-08-25T13:24:00.001-07:002013-08-25T13:24:20.927-07:00White-crowned HornbillDrawing I did of a White-crowned Hornbill that I photographed at the San Diego Zoo. These birds have a real interesting beak. The biggest challenge I had with this drawing was doing the white feathers on its head. Even though the lighting is not intense in this image, or in the photograph I shot, the feathers were blown out and I had to do some inventing/guess work. I am quite happy with the way my drawing turned out.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028431769694555251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070985270532896621.post-53794735024657330522013-08-06T22:49:00.002-07:002013-08-06T22:49:18.927-07:00ReggieDrawing I did of my sister's dog. I thought the drawing was going to take a lot longer due to all the curly hair. I had a lot of fun trying to design it all out, it is definitely a challenge, but a fun one, as it provides a good opportunity for interpretation. As long as the design doesn't destroy the form, there is a lot you can do with hair like this.<br />
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