IF: Star gazing

Star gazing and roasting marshmallows. I'd love any feedback.

Circus Peanuts

Back in June I went to a writing/illustration workshop. I had a great time and felt like I learned a lot from the different instructors and attendees. I have been working on an alternative style that is a little bit more fun for me. I took a few samples to the conference and people seemed to react well to it. So lately I've been working on a few more pieces in that style. Here is one sample, and there are a few more on my website under mixed media. I would love to get some feedback on what people think, so don't be shy!

IF: Expired

I did this one a while ago but I felt like it fit the theme enough to re-post it for illustration friday. Let me know what you think.

Introductions

Yet again this is a drawing for the Brotique blog. the topic was introductions. I got to use my new brush pen on this one. It is definitely my new favorite toy.

New Website

In the attempt to look more professional, I've got a new website you can find it at www.mattloveridge.com It's by no means perfect but I'm still working on it. That way I can have all my best stuff on that site and still screw around having fun on this one. If your bored go check it out.

Brotique: "the best intentions"

This is my latest brotique entry. I need to work on my writing so wrote and illustrated this time. I don't know why I feel like I have to rhyme stuff. Just a sickness I guess.

Brotique: "I thought it couldn't get any worse"

This is my latest piece for the brotique blog. I've been trying out this style with the ink and brush, colored with color and texture sampled from other paintings I've done. I'd love to hear comments or suggestions. To read or see some of the other guys stuff from brotique go here http://brotique.blogspot.com/

Brotique: 67% Body Fat

" I know it's time to hibernate, but I still think 67% is a little high!"

This is my latest submission to the Brotique Blog. Brotique is a group of children's illustrators & writer's. We get together a couple times a month and critique each others stuff in hopes of producing magnificent children's stories. I'll put a link up to the site and the blog as soon as I can.

Portrait of Grandpa Shoell

This is a pencil drawing I was working on for Jackie's Grandpa. He asked me about a month ago to draw his portrait in pencil. He passed away two days before I finished it. He was a great man, and we will miss him very much.

A few more.

Can you here me now?

Don't tempt death.

School assignment. We had to pose the women in the "little house on the prarie" dress and put her in a painting.

"Bullfrogs & Dragonflies"

A much needed update

I think a wooden beaver would have plenty of trials in it's life.

An assignment for school. The assignment was "If these walls could talk"

Another school assignment, I was supposed to paint something from this decade that would be recognized if found 100 years later. I went with guitar hero.

I've been playing with washes lately, this painting was done in water color.

location, location, location. A little comment on the real estate market, sometimes you get what you pay for.

Black & Whites

I finally have some time to upload some new stuff. I've been playing with ink a lot lately, so here are a few b&w spot illustrations.

BFA Project

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just got done hanging my senior show at the Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC) at BYU. I haven't got any of them scanned, so I can't post them yet, but if your in the Provo area feel free to stop in and take a look. I've also got three pieces hanging in the student show in the same building. Hopefully now that I have a little more free time, I can scan my other paintings and keep things a little more updated.

p.s. I recently had the opportunity to go with a group of students down to Zions National Park. The trip was payed for by a grant from Avalanche; they are a video game company owned by Disney. We were down painting and sketching to get reference which we will use later to do a background painting that could be used in a video game. You can track our progress as we get ready for a show that we'll be having in the end of May at http://ziondesigntrip.blogspot.com/

Illustration Friday: Rambunctious

Epic battle between nutcracker and squirrel. . . this is definitely the most "rambunctious" painting I have. I just finished this piece for one of my last assignments this semester. I was playing with some new styles and techniques. I had a lot of fun doing this one. I'd love any comments.

Illustration Friday: Pretend

Who know's how to pretend better than kids. This is a painting from a children's book I'm working on. Anyway let me know what you think.