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Category: Drawing & Painting
Planting Seeds
There is a grain field through my back window. | I love to watch the wind blow through it. Today I planted a seed by sending a request for representation to a literary agent. It will take some time but I am glad that I have finally planted. I hope there is a harvest.
Snails
My mind is feeling a bit slow today and so here are some snails. Have you ever stepped on a snail? It has the most unpleasant hollow popping sound.
Long Neck
A self portrait emerged today. Once one of one of my friends said to his dad. “Dad him have a long neck.” True statement.
Fairy Penguin
A flying penguin with fairy wings flying through rain clouds. The penguin is a bit strange and a little sad. I like the spiral line clouds and should explore that as an option in future images.
Window to the Sky
The rounded rectangles remind me of looking out of the window on a plane. I like the window seat.
Flowering Fan
A flowering vine is always an fun subject. I think about balance and rhythm in constructing the drawing. I started with a random line on the page and just let the drawing happen.
Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the River and Through the Woods is the first page in a new sketch book. I need to get better at drawing directly into the computer and I want a non threatening page to sketch on once a day. Rules: one page a day analogue or digital, only black and white, 15 minutes drawing… Continue reading Over the River and Through the Woods
Diamond Point Triad
This is my submission for the Brigham Young University-Idaho Art Faculty Show (summer of 2013). 3 Inkjet prints, each print is 24 x 34 inches detail Diamond Point 1 Diamond Point 2 Diamond Point 3
Skoughtee Texture No.002
Skoughtee Texture No.002 Skoughtee Texture No.002
Digital Painting No.090313
Skoughtee Texture No.001 Skoughtee Texture No.001 (repeating) Painting created using Skoughtee Texture No.001. Download
Aug 20 Painting
I didn’t get much done today. Everything I tried was a dead end. To give myself a small sense of accomplishment I made this image for mileage. The best part is watching the colors and textures overlap and interact.
SkillShare class
I just finished taking a micro class from Brad Woodard on skillshare.com. I learned a few really cool tricks and had a good time. The project was to illustrate the word quiet or loud. I picked quiet. There was a baby in the image but it was a bit difficult to look at. I will… Continue reading SkillShare class
It has been awhile
It has been awhile since I have created an image for my blog. I was working in my office yesterday and saw an old copper plate that I used for a dry point etching. I scanned the back of it in to use as a texture for painting in Photoshop. Then I began to wonder.… Continue reading It has been awhile
Segment 001
Painting experiment
L 002
The right arm is stiff and sore but doing much better than expected. But for now the experiment goes on.
L 001
Surgery went well and I actually have some use of my right hand. But as an experiment I am going to give this left handed drawing a shot. It can’t hurt and could be interesting.
Forced left
Tomorrow morning at 5:30, I will be having some surgery on my right arm that result in a lack of mobility in my right arm for a short while. So with a pen in my left hand I will start Left Handed Drawings. Stay tuned . . .
Digital Painting | Dandelion
Perennial by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital Submitted to illustrationfriday.com
Digital painting | Safari
Safari by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital Submitted to illustrationfriday.com
Digital painting | Floating Pear
Floating Pear by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital I have begun the last few paintings with an overall pattern (see and Crayzan). Then I paint on top selecting the colors with the eye dropper tool. I am experimenting with this process as a way to create color harmony.
Digital Painting | CaveGirl
Cave Girl by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital Never out of fashion, CaveGirl wears her new dress with bold poppy print on her first hunt.
Digital Painting | Wool
Wool by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital painting | Crazan
Crazan: our family cat by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital Crayzan, our family cat, is named after a previous family cat named Razan.
Digital Painting | Icarus
Icarus: a tragic lesson by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting | Bare Pare
Bare Pare by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting | Peaches
Peaches by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting | Three Suns
Three Suns by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting | Bicycle
As a child, my bicycle was the ultimate feeling of freedom. It was pre-helmet days and I loved the wind in my hair while riding down the sidewalk feeling the bump of each new section. Bump-bump, Bump-bump, Bump-bump. Because it was a bicycle everything, including sounds comes in two. This image was created for illustrationfriday.com.
Digital Painting | Tweet Home
Digital Painting | Potted Square
Potted Square by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting | Pink Tweet
Pink Tweet by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting 041811 | Neapolitan Sunday
Neapolitan Sunday by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital The soft diffused light of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. The image was created using four different textures. One made from single sided corrugated cardboard, two traditionally gessoed panels, and a repeating pattern. I enjoy the way the different textures overlay one another allowing… Continue reading Digital Painting 041811 | Neapolitan Sunday
Avian Topiary
An unexpected result | I was experimenting with a new background for my website when I created this image. It didn’t meet my original purpose, but I think it turned out to be interesting. (click image to enlarge)
Digital Painting Gallery-06
Colored Glass by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Digital Painting Gallery-04
Digital Painting Gallery-03
Digital painting gallery image 01
Quilted Constellation by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
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Quilt no.01 by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital
Painting No.012811
Coming up with an idea is always a challenge and this was no exception. I knew that I wanted to use the technique of painting a series of acrylic paintings in black, scanning them with backlight, and then coloring them in Photoshop, but I couldn’t make up my mind what to paint.
Painting No.012711
Painting No.012711 by Scott E Franson | size: 5×7 | media: digital In my quest to discover new options and possibilities in digital art creation, I am always exploring the question of, “What if?” The exploration today has led me to some interesting surfaces created with acrylic paint and a texture made with ink and… Continue reading Painting No.012711
Painting No.012511
I made some textures using block printing ink and a roller. I prepared the ink as I would for block printing and just rolled it onto paper instead of the block and then scanned the paper. I am excited to experiment with this process. I really like how it looks at the bottom of the… Continue reading Painting No.012511
Attic Bottles
There is always a box of glass bottles left as an inheritance for posterity. They are kind of cool and seem to have some value and so the very dusty bottles are passed on from one attic to the next…and the next… This image is made with three photoshop layers. Each layer was drawn in… Continue reading Attic Bottles
Silkscreen attempt No.111610
I have been working on a process to simulate a printed silkscreen image. This image was experimenting with overprinting and various levels of ink transparency.
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Digital painting | Igneous
Calico cammmel
This painting was done as an experiment in a workshop that I went to last week. As everyone should know three humps are for crossing longer deserts. This camel should be spelled cammmel. The workshop was with Kevin Hawkes at the Writing and Illustration for Young Readers Conference in Sandy, Utah. As always it was… Continue reading Calico cammmel
Painting No.062310 | The Birth of Paisley
The birth of paisley as a multi-cellular animal. I have included a magnified image so that you can see the internal organelles and numerous gelatinous membranes. Thank you as always to www.illustrationfriday.com for the prompt.