STRANGE KIDS CLUB PIN-UP

My Pin-up for the upcoming Strange Kids Club Anthology!

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New work

Scourge Gate

New piece I finished to add to the portfolio, a very Warcraft inspired one. I came across a photo of a friend who was traveling and he was standing on a wall next to this giant arc gateway and it inspired me to do this piece. I thought how cool it would be that instead of a road passing through the arc, it were a green liquid plague running through in a river of sorts. This is the result that I came up with.

Arthas

This past summer, I painted Frostmourne, the weapon of Arthas, the Lich King. This Fall, I'll be painting a 6' tall figure piece of him. To get myself prepared and ready for such a thing, I'll be doing a handful of studies like this one to become better familiar with his armor and helm pieces. This is a study I did from the cinematic for Wrath of the Lich King. Roughly 3-4 hours in photoshop. I did a drawing on paper first, photographed my quick sketch and then painted overtop of my drawing. I'm not sure if this is a way I'll continue to work or not, but I had a lot of fun with this and am excited for the next bunch before I start on the actual painting, with a sketch I'll draw up completely unique from the studies.

S is for SLOTH!

Hi everyone. First I have to say that everyone's work for the 3G show really looks AWESOME-great job everybody! I am sorry I wont be at the opening to see the entire collection of work together and in person.

So, I bought and watched these movies because I hadnt seen them in YEARS. Watching them reminded me of some great times. Like wearing 1980s style tube socks, pulled up to my knees, you know with the BIG red and blue stripes.....Man, that was a good look. The 80's were definitely about distinction.

And these movies are no exception. What a great set of original films- great characters, hilarious nuances. All in all, and simply put, they are damn creative. It would be challenging to find another set of characters more deserving to be represented by such a collaborative group of art work as what is posted on this blog.

Anyway here are my paintings. Hope you like 'em

Paul
www.paulpalcko.com

All Hands on Deck

"Frostmourne"

18x24" oil on board

This is my piece for the All Hands on Deck show at Chapterhouse Gallery this month. I took this opportunity to do the first piece in my Arthas series, and with a theme like All Hands on Deck, I figured there should be a bit of the arctic sea and the frigid aspects of it would be a nice addition to the show. I've been really excited to see the work for the show and can't wait for the opening to see all of the work together!

Fantasy Flight Games work

Tuskgore

Mountain Lion

Here are some pieces I did for the Talisman game with Fantasty Flight Games. These were a lot of fun to work on, I'll be posting more and updating my website with these over the course of the week with a bunch of new pieces.

Both are 12x16" oil on board.

Made in America

George Washington study

Oil on board, 11x14"

Hey guys, this is a piece I started yesterday and finished tonight for the group show "Made in America" at TRUST Gallery located in Philadelphia, PA, at 249 Arch St.There are 52 artists in the show, including myself. If you're in the area, swing on by!

Details for the Made in America show opening: June 4th, 6pm

For a while now, I've been wanting to try to paint a Master copy of an old painting. I never decided on one until now, for the show, I used it as an excuse to do a portrait of George Washington, but the great portrait painter Gilbert Stuart, known famously for his unfinished portrait of George Washington, but still a fantastic portraitist nonetheless. It was an incredible learning experience for me and I'm looking forward to my next Master copy, perhaps a Rembrandt.... or Rubens...

Anyway, hope you guys like it!

The Spirit of St. Vincent

Hey! It's been awhile since I've posted but I just finished and scanned this portrait of the singer/songwriter/musician Annie Clark of St. Vincent. The original sketch and color studies can be found here . I hope you everyone is doing is great.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Demo

Over the shoulder from the group's point of view.

Sorry for the lack of posting lately, had a crazy February, the Northeast has gotten rocked with it's 3rd snow storm in the past 30 days and I'm recovering from being sick for the past week, so I promise more posts and more often in the future!

This past Wednesday, I was asked to give a demo at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. It was a great and enthusiastic group who came for the demo and I had a great time working. I decided to bring in my Highborne painting in progress and I'd work a little bit on it while answering questions that anyone may have had, I was pleased that there was a lot of discussion going back and forth in the group and even with myself, it was easy to work in that kind of environment.

Thanks again to Will and to the group who showed up, it was a very flattering and fun experience.

-Eric

Our friend the Sorceress....

www.danieller.com

The Origin of the Sorceress
14 x 18 in.
oil (& gold leaf) on wood

My piece for the upcoming show, "Under The Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" at Gallery 1988 in LA. This painting is my version of the character Sorceress-keeper of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
The show opens Friday January 8th and will run through the 29th. More info can be found here!

New Portrait

"William"

12x16" oil on paper on board

detail

Here's the finish for my portrait piece, "William" Hope you guys like it.

With the holidays stampeding through December, I'm excited for 2010 to start up and get back to some new projects. Hope you all are having a great Christmas and New Years holiday!

"Death"- Paul Palcko

Oil and evil on board. 11x17. almost done

New Print!

"The Battle of the Head vs. Heart" print now available in my etsy shop!

www.danieller.com

Recent work

When I graduated, I was terrified about the idea of the "real world." I loved the small community of artists working together on one floor and had the same expectations and fears we all had. I just wanted to continue what I had been growing towards from the past couple of years and finally gotten into a routine. After visiting some conventions, some lectures and visiting working artists and ADs, the "real world" has gotten less scary, less intimidating. For me, it's just a matter of time now, no longer an "if." I feel that's really helped keep me going for this first year out of school, believing that if I just keep doing this, eventually it'll just be what I do. I've been working pretty steadily for the last few months and it's the first time I honestly think things are going to work out. I hope the same kind of moment happens to all of you too, I know we've all been having our victories here and there, so let's keep it going. I believe we can do it.

Just wanted to post some recent stuff that I've done this past month. I have more to show but I'm waiting on them being cleared/approved. These were done for an online card game. Currently working on 4 other pieces along with a few others that I'm waiting for approvals to show, but they'll be posted shortly. Thanks, guys, hope you like them!

All images are 12x16" oil on paper on board


Defection

Evangelist of Deeds

Dwarven Tunnel Guide

Marigolds.

Ms. Mary Gold
9 x 10 in.
oil on board

Looking forward to the show!

www.danieller.com

Princesses!

Hey! I haven't been working on anything major lately.. just a whole lot of sketches and experiments. But here are 3 out of my 8 One-Eyed Girls in my Princess series. I painted them a few months ago. From left to right--Princess of Dark Forestry (my favorite), Princess of Endless REM Cycles, and Princess of Agesless Boys

I'm waiting for my new "studio" (a.k.a. random empty room in my house) to be set up and once that happens i'll have lots of new artwork to show!

Stage Select: AirMan

Original screen shot

"Stage Select: Air Man"
5x5" oil on board

Hey everyone. I've been real busy since I finished the last piece but I absolutely had to get in on this next show! Here's my piece.. it's my version of Air Man's stage select icon from Mega Man 2.. I've been wanting to do a series of these, doing all 8 of the bosses on little 5x5 boards. I wanted to make it a bit more realistic and darker than the typical blue color, since there was no background to go off of, I thought a stormy sky would work perfectly. Some really great stuff showing up lately on the blog, I can't wait to see the wall at BNW this month! Anyway, hope you guys dig it :)

Ring Study

5"x7" oil on panel

Hey guys, just posting a little ring painting I did up the other day. Wanted to do something out of the ordinary. I've never worked with black before so this was different for me.

Sidenote: Loving the video game show pieces that have been surfacing these past few weeks, I'll post my AirMan as soon as I can.

-Eric

Wizard King Final

Wizard King 24"x36" oil on panel

Hey everyone, this has been a couple months in the making and I can finally say to you (and to myself) that it's done! This piece will be mounted above the front door in my parents' house in honor of my dad who posed for it. I've had to set this piece off to the side one too many times to work on other projects but it feels amazing to have it finally done! I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to stop by the blog and leave their comments and encouragement. It really means a lot to have that kind of support. This is the largest painting I've done to date and it was a whole lot of fun to work on along with being a huge learning experience.

Anyway, I hope you guys dig it!

Progression of the process from sketch to final

sidenote: I'll be updating this photo in a day or so after I get a chance to varnish it, but I was just too excited after finishing it tonight and had to post it up :]

New Portrait.

A personal piece I just finished of Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett

8 x 16 in.
oil on board.

By Danielle Rizzolo

80s Pop Show submission: The Legend of Zelda

Triforce
11" x 14" oil on panel

Hey guys, after talking to Joe a few weeks back about submissions, I found out I was the only one so far that's brought up doing a Legend of Zelda piece. Joe persuaded me since I was on the fence about doing a portrait of Indiana Jones or Simon Belmont(castlevania series). Either way, The Legend of Zelda was one of my favorite games growing up and still is today. The Triforce is one of the most iconic symbols for RPGs from the Nintendo generation so how could I not represent it at this show? Anyway, I hope you guys dig it, I'm way excited to see all of the work for this show up on the wall together.