Finished

Took a bit longer then expected... My reference wasn't as well thought out as I imagined. Overall I think for a book cover it works.

© Greg Banning 2010

After completing the underpainting...I'm beginning to lay in the colour.

What I'm working on...

Here are two covers I'm working on simultaneously. One is a colour study, the other is in the pencil stage.

They are both for Penguin Canada.

© Greg Banning 2010

The pencil for the girl has yet to be finalized. Penguin needed it for their Catalog so I worked on this colour study more then I usually do.

 

© Greg Banning 2010

This is not a logo for a new Bagel Restaurant. It's going to be an element on a book cover that symbolizes an ancient necklace.

It's been a challenge to get the figurine to look sculpted... but I'm almost there.

"Word of Mouse Books" interviews me about everything and a little bit about my upcoming book "The Mighty Tim Horton"

 

 Drop by  "Word of Mouse Books" and read Stacey's full interview with me.

 

 © Greg Banning 2010

Toronto Maple Leaf (Captains) Giclee Prints For Sale

I just brought the first one home. They're 18x24 on canvas or stretched canvas. The print is based on the illustrations I did for "Maple Leafs A-Z".

Please email me to inquire about purchasing one.

Toronto Maple Leaf Poster

I made a Giclee print for a client by reworking some of my art from "Maple Leafs A-Z". The Giclee prints are quite expensive so unless there is demand I'm not sure if I'll make anymore . I'm hoping to eventually sell a poster version on my website.

Both the posters and the Giclee prints are 18x24. I'll post a photo of them after they are printed.

Painting on the flight home

Last week on the way home from Paris I did something I would never have thought I would be able to do 5 years ago. I finished off a painting (copy) on my Macbook Pro using Painter 11.

It started the day before I left when I was inspired by a painting I saw in a museum by the French Artist Sinibaldi. That night at the apartment I started blocking in the painting... then the next day after watching Shutter Island at the start of the flight and a glass of Scotch for courage.. I pulled out the laptop and began to paint.... thankfully most of the passengers were sleeping at the time. 

I wanted to mess around using the sepia and ochre underpainting and building my colours up with opaques.

I painted it free hand with no tracing... and though it's not as expressive as the original... I'm still happy with it.