I finally got home from my road trip to the Spectrum Live Convention. A very inspiring weekend to say the least. For anyone interested in more of the goings on Irene Gallo did an excellen...
Im honored to announce that Im participating in SmArt School. The Faculty includes Greg Manchess, Donato Giancola, myself, and Rebecca Guay. All openings are first come ...
Ive been reading some interesting literature on the science of motivation in human behavior. The book is "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Dan Pink. In the book Dan pre...
Often we see works of art that leave us inspired with dribbles of saliva flowing down the sides of our mouths. Sometimes thats just an excuse for random dribbles of saliva that flow down our mouths f...
Heres the interview. Hope you enjoy it:)Sidebar Nation Episode 181
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by the awesome guys over at Sidebar Nation. The interview should be available early next week. Ill be sure to post the interview when its available.
Hi Eric, Your work has been a great influence on me ever since I started painting with acrylic washes. As an art student, I have been exploring a lot of possibilities with materials and techniques. T...
I get emails from students every now and then with art related questions. Ive recently been getting more than normal and a request for a phone interview as well. I try to answer as many as I have tim...
Hey Eric, I had a quick question I was hoping you could help me with. You say that you use thin layers of acrylic washes, are you using regular acrylics, liquid acrylics or something else? Ive been u...
Here are shots of some of the paintings Im currently working on. As I sometimes forget one needs the right tool, or brush, for the right job. I try to hold off on noodling any details too early in th...
This is a continuation from my recent posts. Ive added in the previous images for easy viewing and comparisons. Theres some interesting/nice things starting to happen. Hopefully, I can maintain some ...
Here you can see a few different levels of finish in the chair. At the top theres basically just one ugly wash. Some cool things going on there. Bottom right some refinement. And on the left getting ...
I think both of the pieces are pretty much done as far as drawing is concerned. Tomorrow, Im going to start throwing some paint down.
I was thinking I rarely put up a pic half through refining a drawing. So heres a random pic. Im currently working on the wrinkles in the shirt. I tend to transfer my sketches onto the watercolor pape...
One great thing about being an artist is that one can work while on the move. We can enjoy a bit of sight seeing, be inspired by fresh scenery, and not feel too lazy or neglectful with our art. Win.W...
I have a few different pieces Im currently working on. Heres what Ive been spending my time on the passed few days. As you can see I have my photo ref posted up. If youre not into using photo referen...
Its been awhile since Ive posted something new. Im working on a few different pieces right now and staying quite busy for my next show in March. In this piece Ive been focusing on the hair today. Its...
I came home from Illux Con feeling extremely inspired and ready to jump onto some new work. I actually brought this piece freshly transferred with my photo reference hoping to finish the final drawin...
A little something Im working on. I meant to work on it at Illux Con but my brain was a bit overwhelmed by all the amazing artwork. Just about ready for paint.
Today I thought Id share a new video. I meant it to be a ten minute video. But it went into a little overtime. Sorry for all the "ums". Im um gonna work on that. Below is a recent scan of the...
Fawkes that is. You may recognize this infamous visage. Recent events have led me to re-watch the movie "V for Vendetta". And to my surprise I had completely forgotten it was based on a graph...
Hello Neighbor. Today, I would like to give you a tour of my studio. Prepare yourself. This is where the Magic happens. Welcome….to My World.Ok, so if we could all look past the raw wood beams, expos...
Heres a little detail of what Ive been working on lately. The figure is close to finish. I plan on working a lot on the background and hopefully finishing soon.
"Just a few questions regarding how you got your start after school? and what route you took to get the publicity you have obtained this far. I am mainly a graphic style artist but I really dont ...
Im currently featured in the 13th edition of Musetouch Magazine. I found the juxtaposition of some of my imagery quite interesting as I havent actually held them all next to each other. E...
Im off on some new work. As usual Im excited and ready for the challenge. Best to enjoy that while I can:) This is the first of a series I plan on doing that will incorporate figures with more interi...
by Eric FortuneHere are some of the last work in progress shots leading up to the final. When starting a new piece of art we try to work out most of our problems in the preliminary stages. &nbs...
I have two pieces in the upcoming group show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery next month. And surprise surprise Im still scrambling to wrap up my second piece. Ive been making good progress and...
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