Summer Meadow Sketch
Craig Elliott
A new sketch, "Summer Meadow" colored pencil and watercolor on watercolor paper. 8" x 10"
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16429 Lost Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA, 91387
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Drawing from the visual worlds of science and nature, the human figure, the grand tradition of American illustration, Japanese scroll paintings and woodblock prints, fantasy illustration, and great artists of Europe, Elliott’s work strikes the viewer at first with a powerful tableau and draws them in to experience the subtlety and beauty within. Beyond the pictorial impact of his work, themes personal to him such as body image, environmental preservation, and social and psychological repression weave themselves throughout his work.
A new sketch, "Summer Meadow" colored pencil and watercolor on watercolor paper. 8" x 10"
Another little commission sketch~ I like the peacefulness of this one..
5" x 7" Colored Pencil and watercolor on paper.
A commission sketch from Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!
5" x 7" Colored Pencil and watercolor on paper.
ImagineFX sketchbook special
In the 180 page sketchbook special #1 you can find 4 pages of sketches of mine.
you can find it here for digital or paper purchase~
http://beta.imaginefx.com/shop/bookazine/imaginefx-presents-sketchbooks
I'm part of another Kickstarter! My friend Greg Preston will be doing a photo book of artists at Spectrum live to be published by Flesk!
The new Spectrum Fantastic Art Live show book Kickstarter campaign is now live:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481703930/sessions-spectrum-fantastic-art-portraits-by-greg
John Fleskes, president and publisher of Flesk Publications, teams up with renowned portrait photographer Greg Preston to produce a special book created on the showroom floor of the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event, held May 9-11th in Kansas City, Missouri. Sessions: Spectrum Fantastic Art Portraits will feature the art, a brief bio, and a portrait created by Greg Preston of at least 50 of the creators behind today's best contemporary fantastic art.
Artists to be included in the project to date include: Allen Williams, Annie Stegg, Bill Carman, Camilla d'Errico, Cory Godbey, Craig Elliott, Dan dos Santos, Daren Bader, David Palumbo, Donato Giancola, Edward Howard, Frank Cho, George Pratt, Greg Spalenka, Iain McCaig, Jackson Robinson, J. Anthony Kosar, John Picacio, Justin Gerard, Justin Sweet, Mark Chiarello, Mark Schultz, Omar Rayyan, Paul Bonner, Rebecca Yanovskaya, Steve Rude, Terry Dodson, The Shiflett Brothers, Tim Bruckner, Virginie Ropars and Wayne Barlow.
Spectrum 21 accepted a painting! Fire Goddess from Legend of the Cryptids~
2013, Photoshop
A Character design and Painting class I am teaching at LAAFA. (Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art)
Animation Guild Members will get a discount, as this class is offered as part of the grant program!
http://laafa.org/art-classes/character-design-craig-elliott/
"Petal's Edge"- Oil on Panel, 18 x 12 inches.
For the Penumbra show at the Matrix Fine Art in New Mexico.
https://www.facebook.com/events/235598733281632/
GOLD medal!
Thank you to the Society of Illustrators West for this amazing honor!
In march there will be an exhibit at Center Stage Gallery in Burbank. It is set for March 7 - 30, 2014.
A fun double honor as I have been involved with CTN-X and CTN (the group that runs CSG Gallery) from the beginning and worked with Tina Price at Disney, back in the day.
Thanks also to the amazing judges:Alina Chau, Donato Giancola, James Gurney, Iain McCaig, Bill Perkins, Will Terry, Will Weston, William Wray, and Dean Yeagle.
Second version of the Phoenix Goddess I posted earlier for Applibot Japan.
This was painted in photoshop- I really like how fast this one came together and how it looks like she is painted in oils. :P
Me in front of Danny Galieote's amazing paintings at the LA art show in the Arcadia Contemporary booth!
Here are some photos of an engagement ring I created for my friends Ingrid Sundberg and Russell Gearhart.
The ring is Rose Gold and Yellow Gold with color change Sapphires and a Color Change Alexandrite.
Finishing work by Gerard Scott Designs - Designer Cabochons
Photos of the ring on Ingrid and on moss: M. Felt Photography
https://www.facebook.com/pages/M-Felt-Photography/364962991162?ref=br_tf
Legends of the Cryptids- Fire Goddess
Digital painting in Photoshop, 2013
©Applibot
I will be teaching 4 online classes this term at Gnomon. Two of the classes are all new this term:
Visual Development
Imaginative Landscapes
The images below contain a description of the class, you may find all 4 classes at the Gnomon online Entertainment Design page:
https://gno.empower-xl.com/community/index.cfm?action=main.browse&ATVL_ID=1&loc=GOL
A great video of the action at APE with Craig Elliott, Iain McCaig, Terryl Whitlatch, Shelly Wan, John Fleskes and the Flesk/ Spectrum crew!
http://fleskpublications.com/blog/2013/11/01/flesk-spectrum-booth-video-at-ape/
My model for the day was Kelly Morgen, of Kelly Morgen Jewelry!
(this is just a screenshot of the video, follow the link to the Flesk Blog to view)
Final steps of making the Art Deco Frame:
1. the frame gets clamped to the workbench, and the outer and inner edges are routed to round them off, one side at a time.
2. I made 2 little wings of oak from 1/4 round moulding by sanding off the corners to make each one round, then they are glued on.
3. The final frame stained and with the portrait of Carlye Pollack.
STEP 1:
1. Gluing up the blocks from bit of scrap oak and even some oak from old pallets.
2. The blank blocks of oak cut to size and ready to go.
3. The routing inside for the painting, and slots cut for the biscuits that hold the corners together.
4. The main part of the frame glued together with a test fit of the painting.
A video of the BelleChere portrait, explaining my process of painting- narrated by myself!
A commissioned painting of the lovely and talented cosplay artist BelleChere for an Italian collector.
8.5 x 12 inches - oil on canvas mounted to wood. Approx 5 hours.