Wild at heart + progress shots

This is my piece for the 'Wild at Heart' show at Thinkspace, which has sold. I'm sure it was a great night and raised a ton of funds for Born Free. I also posted up some moleskine art, with progress shots for both! Cheers

The thumbnail sketch, chosen out of several.

The line sketch, which was then blown up and used as a guide to start the final.

 Drawing it up!

 Blocking in the tones by build up of layers of graphite

The piece hanging at the gallery

More art coming tomorrow!

Cheers

Preview: Wild At Heart at Thinkspace this weekend

Thinkspace is proud to present “Wild at Heart: Keep Wildlife in the Wild,” an exhibition to raise awareness about the precarious predicament of wild creatures around the world, and to benefit efforts to protect them in their natural habitat. Featuring a stellar cast of more than 100 artists from all corners of the art world, this exhibition brings together some of the most profound and innovative voices making art today. PLUS a silent auction of donated rare prints from Mark Ryden, Marion Peck and Audrey Kawasaki with all proceeds going to support Born Free USA

Born Free USA is a national animal advocacy nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, contributions to which are tax-deductible. Our mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife — including highly endangered species — in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally.

Here's a preview of mine!

The piece is based on the California Condor. Almost exactly 25 years ago, when I was born, there were only 22 left in existence. Thanks to efforts such as the California Condor Conservation project, and the captive breeding programs led in San Diego and Los Angeles, there were almost 400 individuals in Nov. 2011. 

Through the artwork I hope to raise appreciation and awareness of their majesty and cultural significance, as well as the battles they face to survive, such as falling victim to lead poisoning from their prey. I've chosen to use a mix of lead pencil and metallic tinted greys, with the condors locked in a mythic struggle to convey these issues, hoping to evoke appreciation for the desperate desire to be born free.

 It's going to be an explosion of inspiration and creativity, I'm already inspired just thinking about it. Head down and show your support for a good cause! The Lineup is AMAZING!

Owl Song Commission

Hey all,

This is a commission I finished recently.  It's pencils, acrylic, and pastel, had fun drawing it.

Cheers!

Suggestivism NYC artwork

Here's the piece for "Suggestivism NYC" for Bold Hype Gallery,  New York. I hope you like it! Really happy that it sold.

We're hoping to release a time based/limited edition print of this soon, stay tuned and please let me know if there are any drawings you'd like to see printed.

Will be posting more art soon!

Thanks

Rod

Suggestivism NYC and Sketches

I'll be exhibiting a new piece in "Suggestivism NYC" at Bold Hype Gallery which will be my first group exhibition in New York! It opens May 10th and runs until June 30th. Big thanks to Nathan Spoor, Eric Althin and Ken Harman for the inclusion.

I can't wait to see all the works. I'm honoured to be chosen as the lineup is both inspiring and varied, it's going to be the flagship show of the year and I hope that some of you can make it out to see it in person.

Thanks to the Hi Fructose blog and Jane Krenoyer for the write up about the show, which I've included at the end of the post. You can access the full article here.

I'll post the large version and progress shots of the image when the show opens, but for now I've included some detail shots. You can see a preview of the drawing by following the link to the Hi Fructose article above.


Media is mostly pencil, coloured pencil, with a bit of pastel and some acrylic washes.

Below are some studies:

"Nathan Spoor has curated a show that opens May 10th- June 30th in New York’s Bold Hype gallery. Suggestivism, a century old term that has been used to describe writers and artists from the past such as Edgar Allen Poe and Georges Seurat. The contemporary concept of suggestivism according to Spoor, “does not center around claiming a title for giving any movement a name, but for introducing a common creative thread amongst several disparate and unique voices within the modern art world.” These select artists have intriguing and contemporary aesthetics that speak to the tides of our time.

This exhibition is a wonderful selection of new works by amazing artists including Chris Mars, Skinner, Chet Zar, Dan May, Nathan Ota, Jeff McMillan, Rod Luff, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Joe Vaux, Bob Schneider, Mia, Naoto Hattori, Bob Dob, Tom Bagshaw, Jason Maloney, David Molesky, Darren LeGallo, Michael Page, Kevin Peterson, Thomas Doyle, Sandow Birk, Heidi Taillefer, Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Brendan Monroe, Annie Owens, Eric Althin, Jason Limon, Joey Remmers, Chandler Wood, Martin Wittfooth, Eric Richardson, Francesco LoCastro, Nathan Spoor, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Scott Scheidly, NC Winters, Christian Van Minnen, Winnie Truong, Julian Callos, Heiko Müller, and Marco Mazzoni. 

- Jane Kenoyer"

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