New Paintings

Hey all, 

It's been a while since I've posted...again. I just get caught up with life! Here are a few paintings I created for Paint Nite. As well as a commission painting of a pet; a gray cat named Monty. Enjoy. 

Sunset Whales

Toasty Marshmellows

Monty

Snowed In 2

Another snow storm! Which means another day stuck inside. Best not waste it, I thought. Spent about 4 hours painting. Mostly just to practice techniques but also played around with a few concepts. Enjoy. (Black Birds, Scarf, Snowy Princess)

Snowed In

Hello viewers, 

It's been a while since I updated. Like usual, I am keeping busy with Paint Nite. A lot of my time is dedicated to it, I even try to create original paintings to teach in my classes. 

We recently had a pretty big snow storm and I spent my time burning the cabin fever off by painting. Here are three paintings I came up with that I hope to one day teach in a class. Enjoy. 

Halloween inspired paintings

Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's the time of year where everyone expresses themselves creatively whether it's with costumes or Jack-o-laterns or making treats. I usually feel really inspired. I also watch a lot of horror movies and I always want to make crazy stuff after watching one haha. Enjoy. 

Painting I made for my costume party Paint Nite event. I call it Ghost Party. 

This one is called "Pressure" Scary stuff like the good old days. 

Landscape Study

Hey y'all!

It's been a while. Fortunately I haven't been updating out of busyness and not laziness haha Paint Nite has been amazing. My events are going well and I'm having so much fun. 

I've also been doing more painting than I have in years. I went on vacation in August and painted this landscape based on the lake we were staying on. This one dock had a bright beacon that they left on at night. It was dreamy. 

I call it the Wishing Lake. Enjoy. 

Figure Study: Barrier

I like doing gestural figure studies because when you are loose you allow yourself to naturally learn proportions. I learned this from one of the best figure artists I know, David Bondar. The following study is in acrylic. It's called Barrier. Enjoy. 

Archive Post: Bat Painting

I found this little guy in my emails! It's a painting I made for a close friend of mine for a wedding gift. Really happy with the colors in the bat on this one. He just looks so sweet and innocent. Enjoy. 

MTG Alter- Mountain

For someone who doesn't play this card game, I sure do a lot of alters on these cards. It's a fun activity to hone some of my detail painting and color matching skills. I also usually do them as a gift to someone. Two birds, one stone :) This one I just extended the illustration past the borders. Enjoy. 

Beelily

I moved to Andover with my boyfriend at the beginning of July. But before I left my old apartment, my previous landlord made my roommates and I a huge dinner. He's a class-act. So I painted something for them. There are two versions, the second I believe might be used as a Paint Nite painting. Stay tuned and stay cool ;)

Beelily

Beelily Edit

MTG card alter: Fleecemane Lion

As a homage to one of my new favorite cartoons,. Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar, I altered a Magic the Gathering card called "Fleecemane Lion". It is made to look like Steven's animal companion "Lion", who is a pink lion! Enjoy :)

Triumphant Return! Plus some fun things~

Hello my friends! 

After a long, sad dry spell, I am back. For a long time I've been concentrating on just making and saving money. But now I work for a fantastic company called Paint Nite. There I am a teacher, a party host and administrative assistant. I get to teach a 2 hour long class in a restaurant or bar. The paintings are acrylic. They are usually composed of simple colors and shapes, but a few utilize advanced techniques of blending and texture. 

I've never had a more fun and fulfilling job. I get to explore my creativity while also helping others do the same. Plus drinking and great tunes always makes a Paint Nite Event a great time. Below is the link to my page where all my current events are listed. If you want to come to one of my classes (or any other event for that matter) use coupon code: "Kerri" to save $20 off your tickets!!

https://www.paintnite.com/pages/artist/view/nashua/383

I've also attached some of the work I've done recently. After seeing How to Train Your Dragon 2 I've been on a big dragon kick!! Enjoy :)

Beelily










Steven's Lion

 Miku Dragon




Fat Dragon





Turtle Dragon

Pet Portrait- Miku

In the spirit of the Petey the Parrot portrait, I made another pet portrait for a very close friend of mine for her birthday. This kitty's name is Miku, I incorporated colors from our living room in the background for an expressionist setting. I jokingly dubbed this painting "The Prince of Darkness". 

From Bad to Worse, Adventure Time Commission~ Final

So after many months, I have finished the Adventure Time Poster from the episode "From Bad to Worse". I'm very proud of it. I feel I captured the Adventure Time feel while still adding a bit of my own style to it. I was very lucky to get this commission, it was fun to design and paint! Enjoy! 

Archive Images

Hello all! I hope you had a lovely holiday. New years is rapidly approaching and one of my resolutions is going to be illustration related. As in I'm gonna start busting my butt to be a professional. So here are a few older paintings that I wanted to archive on my blog for potential jobs. I needed a few more examples of my work with acrylics. The first two are modified magic cards and the last is from a college project to illustrate George Orwell's 1984. Enjoy!