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| By: Tristan Henry-Wilson |
2/1/2008 7:47 PM |
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The
Black Cat
14 x 18
oil on panel
find
more illustration at thewhiteleaf.com
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It's
been a while since you've seen a finish oil painting from me. This is actually
the first completed "illustration" of this year. I've been spreading myself
around on private commissions and stuff. I'm really happy with this one and I'd
like to submit it Communication Art's Illustration Annual and use it for the
next post card.
Though this is the revamp on an older illustration the
look back is actually a big step forward for me. Concept concept concept! I'd
rather be know for being clever then someone who can paint a pretty
girl.
I've been e-mailing a few illustrators i really respect for advice
and a crit of my portfolio. I'm ironically happy to hear a lot of them are too
busy to talk right now but they'll get back to me. I love hearing about
illustrators that are busy illustrating.
I heard back from one of the
greats in the buisness today Tim O'Brien. I don't think he'd mind me posting
part of what he wrote:
Hi Tristan,
Ah, what to do with realism? I
think that's the main question, or, that's what I would ask.
I started around
the time my old friend Jerry Lofaro did and back then realism was in vogue. I
found myself not satisfied with only doing book covers so I tried for editorial
work. It worked out. That was not the answer though. I need work from every
place; book covers, editorial, and advertising and institutional
stuff.
Together it's a career.
I saw your stuff before but I don't know
how. I probably noticed it and clicked a link that made me look. Really solid
stuff. The figures of people (women) in environments such as chairs, couches is
attractive but hard to use to get work. The music related stuff is quite nice
and it's that sort of rendering that will make clients take notice. I'm only
going by what I saw in a few minutes. It appears you can paint anything. I teach
illustration a few places and one thing I tell my students is to not have too
many paintings of 'roommates doing stuff'. You are smart to 'assign' yourself
real world assignments. Make sure the things you do decide to paint are not too
student oriented. Relationship topics, recognizable portraits like Sarah
Silverman are great as are paintings of people who are out of their
20s.
If you would like, keep me in the loop. I would be happy to help
out.
His remark about not painting my peers and aiming for older
subjects and subject matter was a real eye opener. The encouragement just gets
me excited to illustrate and conceptualize again!
Finally, anyone
interested in prints of this image? |
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