Building Blocks

Well, it has been quite a while since my last post. Things have been somewhat manic at this end, and somewhat stagnant as well. I've been putting a lot of work into my 3D modelling, which is coming along, but never seems to get quite to the level I want, so for the time being, I will keep at it. Neverending pursuit of something or other.

I have posted some work on Behance, so you can have a gander here. In the meantime, my other two daily blogs are coming along nicely and I am happy to say that we're approaching Post#100 on the Line Animal blog. Byproduct, the Photo Blog is a few days behind in getting it's maiden century, but doing quite well. So check it out and keep supporting!

There is an interesting video project coming up that I will be directing, but for now that is all I am at liberty to say about that.

So take care and keep checking in, there's always new work being produced here on the Front Line.

H!

Thanks Dad Online!

Thanks Dad, a great short film directed by Hein Devos is finally available for online viewing, so check it out and see if you can spot my work!

View it here!

And check out my growing daily drawing and photography blogs:

http://line-animal.blogspot.com/

http://byproductprotojournalism.blogspot.com/

Press Gang

Here's an article by Jess Henson that was recently published on Capetownmagazine.com

READ IT

Also, here are links to my two other blogs.

Drawings
Photos

Forever Delayed

Well, it's been quite some time between updates. I'm currently in Sydney, Australia, wrapping up a very busy two week trip. The last couple of months have been a pretty trying time, professionally and i hope to make some positive progress from here on in. Not to go into details I'll simply say that it's been a rough ride, but having a number of new projects to tackle should have the desired effect.

You can keep track of my incessant sketching on my Line Animal blog and i have more interesting feeds in the works, so give me a week or two to set it up and we're good to go.

http://line-animal.blogspot.com/

Stay safe

Get your medicine here.

I've got a new daily drawing blog up here, so check it out and sign up for your dose!

And here's one piece

Lot On My Plate

Here's something a little different. This piece is bound for Milan. It's being shown at a plate show at Miseal Space there. The brief was 'What it means to be South African', so without getting all verbal and heavy, I'll just say it's entitled Handling the Baggage. The ceramic plate is hardly the easiest thing to work on, difficult surface to maintain control of a metal-nibbed dipping pen for example, but it did end up going in the direction I intended, which is all we can ever really hope for.

So here's the plate.

Brave New Work

Here's some of the new work I've been slaving over the last while, all new, all digital. It'll be going in my updated press kit, so if you would like a copy of the PDF, please give me a shout.

And here's the new work...

Junket

Here's an brief article that was just published on 10and5.com.

I'm still hammering away at my illustration portfolio and things are looking pretty good, although who knows when exactly it'll get done. These things tend to have a half-life and then drag on forever. Not unlike nuclear deterioration.

Have a good wintery weekend!

Both ends.

I’ve been keeping my head down the past week working on my digital illustration portfolio, so hopefully over the next week or two I can put those images up.

I also burned the midnight oil good style last night wrapping up my submissions for Semi-Permanent, a pretty big Australian Design Conference in the vein of Design Indaba here in SA. I got to bed at six this morning after sending the files off and was woken from my coma by the Noon Gun to find an email notifying me of my inclusion on the annual Semi-Permanent book! In Cape Town this process of responding would take weeks, so I’m most grateful for the diligent souls in the world outside our haze of blue bong-smoke (which outsiders mistakenly refer to as smog.) for being quick on the draw.

Here is a link to the conference site and the five images I submitted. The middle one was chosen for inclusion and you can view higher res versions on my Concept Art thread here.

Rain, wet paint and not-so-wet paint.

So after a drought of a few months, I'm finally painting again! Got myself a shiny new easel/box, which makes site painting loads easier, so hopefully I can get a lot more done from here on in. We shall see.

Still pushing the digital work and it's coming along nicely, it may still seem pretty rough, but the improvements are happening where I want them to, so the practise is paying off.

Here's the last digital piece and some excursion photos from this morning's mission. Bit damp over the Mother City, but cleared up nicely. I'll be working on this painting for one or two more sessions, then I'll be sure to post photos of that as well.

H!