All art copyright (c) Mike Kloepfer
"The level of achievement that we have at anything is a reflection of how well we were able to focus on it."
-Steve Vai

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Updates on works in progress

Tiger Eyes 01:

[Almost done!!!]
Acrylic, 9x12"

Lady In White:

Graphite, 18x24"

Virgil:

Charcoal, 14x17"

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Studio pix


Is it just me, or is having a floating skull in your studio the coolest thing ever!!!!???!!!


I recently discovered the coolest thing in the world, (next to having an ominous floating skull in your studio):

Empty paint tubes. You mix your paint, fill 'em up and crimp 'em.
Then, anytime you need that shade, it's ready to go!!!

Skulls

Work in progress:

I'm temporarily calling this one Virgil
Charcoal, 14x17"

MORE TIGERS!

Work in progress:

Tiger Eyes 01
Acrylic, 9x12"

The more closely I look at nature, the more I am in awe at the intelligence of its design. It's all there: drama, tension, composition. Everything about the structure, pattern and coloration is designed to direct the viewer's attention to the tiger's eyes.

Here is a step-by-step of the painting so far:

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Easel Cam - what's on the easel at this particular moment? Works In Progress, etc.

WIP:
map for the book "Fable"
by Lisa Fender
WIP:
Cover for the book "Fable"
by Lisa Fender















Lemmy
10/2012












11/25/11:W.I.P

Prismacolor and graphite, 11x17"















11/20/11:

11/19/11:

09/02/11:


Still WIP...

WIP 02/10/11:


Drawing in progress 02/08/11:

Graphite and Carbon on Canson paper, ~5x7" Reference by JoSchwab on DeviantARTA closer look:

Please forgive the image quality - I am using the webcam on my laptop.12/27/10 -
Continuing on with Color Charts...

12/26/10 -
Color charts with my newly developed 'limited palette' of colors, beginning with the straight colors:





01/05/09

Works In Progress