Some Further Sketches from the Trip, and a Plug for the Illustration Academy

Sorry for the delay on these! These represent a more visual re-portage approach that I took on the trip (props to Doug Dowd). I bought a new moleskin and colored markers for this and was real excited to experiment. Here are some highlights-

they still have mammoths in Spain, no foolin'

It was a great trip, and I'll try to post some more of the bounty from it later. 

I'd like to take a minute here to give a shout out to Francis Vallejo, an incredibly gracious host and a classy guy. Check out his stuff, it rocks! Francis was kind enough to host me on my visit to the Illustration Academy for Lecture Week. And what week it was! For anyone interested in becoming a better image maker, I can only point you toward this program and say that it changed my life. I attended the whole session last year and had to come back this year- a good call which has me primed and ready to jump into the rest of the summer. I cannot stress how great it was. I got to listen to my heroes, meet up with old friends, and make new friends at the same time. Amazing.

Time Abroad- Good Thing I Had my Moleskins

Hi there!

I just got back from a post-graduation trip to Europe- and it was amazing. You can't find some of the great examples of sculpture and painting over here that they have to offer, especially in Paris and Rome. I've fallen in love with the work of Rubens again, as well as Goya and Daumier. I was also fascinated by some the sculpture I saw, which I plan to study from for awhile. ALSO I visited the armory at the Spanish Palace (AMAZING).

I brought two moleskins with me for the trip, the standard size, with a red cover, and a pocket size for quick drawings and experiments. It was great having the resource with me close by for when inspiration hit.

Drawing is something that is definitely therapeutic for me. I'm happy to be pursuing something I can work on at any time. Doug Chayka made a great post on the Illustration Academy blog on sketchbooks. CHECK IT OUT!

Also, check these out

I will make some more posts on these later, and some onsite drawings, but for now some work produced on the plane ride over and in the pocket moleskin. 

They were showing "The Day the Earth Stood Still" on the way over. Keanu Reeves was boring me to tears so I had to stay awake somehow.