High School Dayz

This is just part of a painting I never really got to finish.
It's hard to see some of the detail in the brush work.
It was done in water color, when I was like 17. I've gotten a little better at
water color since then, so I might revisit this painting some time.

Another Fly On The Wall

Water color :)

Fly On The Wall

I need to get motivated and excited about painting again.
I'm starting small, and hopefully working my way up to
much larger paintings. This is a small water color painting
I did a few days ago.

I Love You More Than Being Seventeen

So after I finished this guy I couldn't just not paint the other four. So it turned into a mini series. I didn't want them to be just plain portraits, so I played around with texture, most notably with their clothing. I'm thinking about doing other bands...Maybe.

Tiny Dancer

Haven't been posting much, but its not because I'm lazy or have lost interest. I have been really busy painting and drawing...pretty much none stop. I have a couple new pieces I shall post later.

This Is What Happens When You Watch The Lion King Part I

I feel like lately I have been really unfocused and only moderately busy. So this past week I decided to put some more energy into painting and drawing again. I have been trying to get back into water color again, but have only been doing so with black and white paintings. This time I gave color a shot. I started with small post card size paintings of animals. It was easy to get the hang of it. Each one took me about half an hour. I think I'm probably going to do more... and maybe eventually go bigger...

Thrift Store Findings

If you have ever tried to frame a big drawing before, you know how expensive it can be. The cheapest way to go, is to hunt one down at a thrift store. I found this big one recently,which was only 7 dollars, so I got it. The color of the frame was really ugly,
but that's why spray paint was invented.

After I took it apart, I sprayed painted the frames black.
It's simple, and in my opinion, the best way to go.

While the frame was drying, I finished the background of this family portrait I was doing.
I couldn't decide on what to do with it. At first I tried to paint it a solid color, but it just didn't look right. I then came up with this design that ended up looking a little chaotic, which I thought was appropriate.

Then, I added the border that came with the drawing inside the frame.
I had to cut it to make it fit. I guess you don't always have to add a border when you frame something, but I like the finish look it has.

After the frame dried I put everything together. The drawing was done primarily with water color on thick water color paper. However each face is done with color pencil. This was a present for a family I know pretty well.

It's A Process

I showed the finish product a few days ago, but I took pictures of the process. I'm trying to get the hang of water color again, So hopefully I keep getting better. This is my first water color portrait in a pretty long while.

Someone Wake Up The Green Day Guys

I found a pretty big stash of water color paints in my room not too long ago, and I have been trying them out ever since. I've never really been too into water color. I think it's probably because it frustrates me. I like blended colors. Leaving noticeable brush strokes in paintings is something I don't really do. The first couple pieces I tried doing were bad, but I stuck with it. I've been doing portraits, which is probably one of the hardest things to do with water color. So far this has been the one that has come out best. It's a present for my younger brother. I finally finished it the other day. I think I'm going to try and paint the other four members....we'll see.

Also...Goodbye September.

The One With All The Birds.

So after thinking about, I decided to finally make an Etsy profile. I've been looking at a few stuff on the site, and have heard a lot of good things about it from friends, but I'm still not 100 percent sure about it. It doesn't hurt to try though. This is the first painting I decided to try to sell first. I'm positively optimistic about this. I think.

Check my page out if you'd like, my name on it is JohnAre . Click the link or go to JohnAre.Etsy.com!

This painting was done with mostly Indian ink and some water color, on a 18" x 24" piece of water color paper. It was the first time I tried using Indian ink. I liked it, but it was incredibly hard to control. A lot of people like the crow, which makes me happy because it was one of the most frustrating things I have ever painted. The painting doesn't have an official name, but somethings I call it down.