Art Nouveau Update, 2.11

Although I've been influenced heavily by Alphonse Mucha, I'm straying away from his style a bit in favor of something closer to fine comic art and clay sculpture. I still plan on incorporating floral, flowing elements in the picture but it's probably best I stick to my own style. Here's what I have:

Art Nouveau Portrait of Jessica: In Progress

I recently had my friend Jessica pose for me so that I could take a crack at an Art Nouveau style portrait, influenced mostly by Alphonse Mucha. Whereas I thought this would be a fairly quick illustration, it's taking me a considerably longer amount of time to finish. No matter, below are the sketches I have so far:

Red-Tailed Klutz

After an exhausting day of hiking I decided that I'd like nothing better than to camp out in the canyon behind my backyard and birdwatch. I did so happen to catch a few photos of Cooper's Hawks and Red-Tailed Hawks--one of which had a hell of a time getting its footing on a very thin branch. Below are 2 of my favorites of the day:

Captain Peacock Illustration

I'm about half-way finished with this sketch of Captain Peacock; I say half-way because I haven't even started on his suit--though his face is nearly completed. Anyway, this is what I have so far:

Wizened Dwarf Smoking

Ah, finally another illustration... this one I had a bit of fun sketching and thought 'Hey, why not add some color?' So here ya go:

The glaring eye was based upon my own eye so that's why it looks creepy.

Finally, a post...

First of all, I know my updates have been spotty at best and I do hope to change that as I have plenty of images to upload; I'm just a perfectionist and don't like to show off unfinished products.

Anyway, lately I've been practicing shooting with a 400mm lens at the Zoo and Wild Animal Park and have fallen in love. I've come to realize that what I really love to photograph are geologic formations and birds. Below are two of my, thus far, favorite images that I've taken--partly because of the image itself and partly because of the effort it took to capture these.

L'Hydroptere inspired Spaceship

This is another ship design I'm working on and have been working one for quite a while, actually. It's taken me a long time to finalize a theme but I think I've got it: a trans-atmospheric air/spaceship that's, say, circa 2050's based on a Trimaran called "L'Hydroptere." I want it too look a little contemporary but offer a few exotic flairs. Anyway, I know I keep posting profile or dorsal shots of designs but this one I'm obsessively developing so expect more soon. Here's the Illustrator file of what I've got so far:

p.s. This sketch doesn't include wings so expect those elements in the dorsal, ventral, and 3/4 view sketches to come.