The Naked Silo

22" x 15", watercolour, 2001 Tori Amos is one of my favourite musicians and when I was painting a bunch of famous people for my illustration portfolio, she was at the top of my list (mostly for her red hair). The likeness is a bit off, but I kinda like how the old-fashioned microphone turned out. As noted in my previous post, the separate photo references for Tori and the microphone are from magazines. Early sketch.

8.5" x 11", ink and digital, 2011 For the past couple of months, we'd been working very hard to upgrade our art barn at Small Pond Arts so that it would be more versatile and better overall. There is now a nice cement floor currently curing in there and it'll be ready very soon, with plenty of time to spare before its first official use on July 10. Small Pond is hosting the Picton Picturefest  Youth Retreat and, to close out the big fest, also hosting the Afterparty featuring music by Calgary's Kris Ellestad , who'll be performing on our aforementioned fresh new barn floor . We're very excited to be such a big part of Picturefest and this excitement carried over into inspiring me to try something new for the Afterparty poster illustration. Conceptually straightforward, I referenced my own photos and photos online of singers with guitars, old style microphones, and classic Bolex film cameras, and combined and re-combined them until I was satisfied ...