Daumier Sculptures

Honore Daumier was a master of caricature. While moving across the country I stopped in Chicago for a couple days and was able to visit the Art Institute there. What a beautiful museum! Probably one of my favorites that I've ever been to. I found this tiny room tucked away in a corner, full of Daumier sculptures and a couple drawings. These sculptures are relatively rare, as they were used mostly for reference in drawings, not as final art pieces to be sold. I love the exagerration and rough quality of the bronze casts. I searched the gift shop for a book with these sculptures in them but I don't think they are anywhere in print. So enjoy them here!

Of course when he did a self-portrait he was a little more forgiving:


A couple sketches:

Illustration Friday: Neighbor

Another quick one...this is something I might come back to sometime.

Illustration Friday: Remember

Cutting it close here. I was trying to think of something that I remembered from my own childhood...then I decided I would do something I wish I remembered. And this is a little inspired by Pascal Campion, I'm not gonna lie. And yes, I realize I stuck another purple tree on the left of the picture...I happen to like them there. Inked in Flash, colored in Photoshop. I was looking at some Pogo comics but I'm about 50 lightyears away from Walt Kelly.

Illustration Friday: Polar

here's a quickie!

Illustration Friday: Fortune

Hey I actually posted this before Thursday night! Woohoo! Also, I had my first day of work at Three Rings today and tomorrow is my birthday. (I will be the big two-three.) HOORAY!

Illustration Friday: Green

I'm back! Here is a little mermaid. (Not THE Little Mermaid...just a mermaid.)

Little Guy

Just playing around in Flash.