Facebook header illustration to announce that I am leaving for the Alps in a few days for a week or so. So I though of something that would remind my friends of the place I went to through the image of this rural mountain cottage wall typical for alpine village landscapes.

shelter

above tree line

tour poster for ricochet

it has been a while

I haven't been drawing or painting that much since our summer tour with the band. I have next to nothing to share. Just may be this.
My 8 years old infant militant nephew asked me to paint an aircraft carrier as a birthday present for him. Here it is -

some updates

More than 5 hours a day I spend traveling to and from the work and I almost fall asleep each time I come home. A couple of weeks ago I was forces to get back to painting, I just had to finish that Ricochet LP artwork and layouts. Square meters of paper ruined, hours and hours without any sleep spent masking, mixing, glazing and blending and when I almost ran out of my "original green" I did it. I had to study many new technics that I have never used before. I used masking fluid for the tree trunks to keep them highlighted while working out the background in light-to-dark technics. Another totally new thing was using the sponge for the foliage. A Hell of a lot of fun after all...

Back to black and white, ink and feathers. New rico t-shirt design. I nearly died trying to fit in at least any font that would look ok with the picture.