Artist Feature - Michael Hussar

Born in 1964 in Southern California, Michael Hussar is an american oil painter who works in a style reminiscent of the work of the old masters, with the talent to go with it.

Self Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 2001

Trained at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, he taught portraiture for almost 10 years at his alma mater some time following his graduation. He possess a great mastery of alla prima portraiture, but still, his best work lies in the grandiose, opulent canvases, in which he depicts in a voyeuristic approach a grotesque menagerie of freaks and libertines.

Weathering Tips with Adam Savage

I thought you guys might find this interesting;

The folks at tested.com made this video with Adam Savage of mythbuster fame, where he shows tips and tricks for weathering a wooden box, based on his many years of experience in the model making and special effects industry.

A Few Sketches

Banker - done in class instead of animating

I don't have much to talk about these days, so I thought I'd post a few sketches that I might paint over later.

Transfiguration

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a breathtaking, unsettling performance by french artist Olivier de Sagazan.


Olivier de Sagazan from www.labomatique.com on Vimeo.

More on him after the jump!

New products on Etsy

Hey there! Time for some shameless advertising.

 Today, I put a few watercolors, heads, and the hand of glory for sale on etsy, at as reasonable a price as I could. If you'd like to help a dirt-poor college student afford art supplies and beer, go take a look!

You might find something interesting.

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Artist Feature - Hans Memling

Gotta love him. German then Flemish painter of the 15th century, he painted mostly religious and biblical scenes, like many of his peers. He was perhaps a tad bit more creepy though.

From HansMemling.org:

"Hans Memling (Memlinc) (c. 1430 - 11 August 1494) was an Early Netherlandish painter, born in Seligenstadt/Germany, who was the last major fifteenth century artist in the Low Countries, the successor to Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, whose tradition he continued with little innovation.[citation needed]

Born in Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt in the Middle Rhein region, it is believed that Memling served his apprenticeship at Mainz or Cologne, and later worked in the Netherlands under Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1455-1460). He then went to Bruges around 1465."

Triptych of the Last Judgment

1467-1471

A common subject for painters of this era, which allowed many delightfully creepy

possibilities.

The Backwater Gospel

Set in a small, god fearing community in the dust bowl during the 30's, The Backwater Gospel is the bachelor project of 8 students from the Animation Workshop.

Featuring a sinister undertaker who's presence is an omen of death, a one-legged, guitar playing tramp, and a preacher seeking to manipulate his parishioners, this short presents a delightfully creepy story with raw, gritty graphics which fits perfectly over a soundtrack on which Sons of Perdition performed.

A truly enjoyable 9min32, which I'm sure you'll love.

The Backwater Gospel from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo.

You can find production notes and pictures on the official blog.