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. 

Where my classroom is a bar!

So I've been an artist for Paint Nite since November of 2013. Every day that goes by I am more and more excited and inspired by this job. I've been creating more of my own art as well as improving my skills and learning new techniques. Finally the things I learned in college are paying off! 

This blog will be mostly directed at my personal work but I can't help but share my Paint Nite adventures with everyone! 

Here is the link to my artist's page where potential guests can see my scheduled events and locations. I want to meet as many people as possible and share my love of art with them. Also my love of partying! 

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

Come paint, drink and have fun with me ;D

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

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

Figure Study- Wirehead

Did a watercolor figure study tonight. I've been slacking on working on basic skills and since I'm looking to explore concept art and graphic novels, doing a figure study would be helpful. From gesture to finish. Enjoy.

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". 

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!

Adventure Time commission

I just got commissioned to do a really fun project! A friend of mine from North Carolina asked me to paint him a scene from an episode of Adventure Time. Specifically, he wanted Finn the Human running away from the candy zombies in the episode "From Bad to Worse"

Here are some preliminary sketches. Enjoy! 

Hip Hop Poster- Almost Done!

So I'm done with all the hands on work. Which means I have to switch over to digital and edit a few things, add typography, ect... I think I'm going to get rid of the typography I've already painted on there, i don't want the words to become confusing once I'm done. Also...i just don't like how it looks haha.

Hip Hop Event Poster

I was very fortunate to meet a fellow artist with a fondness for the Charlotte independent art and music culture when I visited North Carolina in April. Talking with him was very inspiring for me. I was also lucky enough to have him ask me to donate an illustration for this community event he was in charge of. When I asked him what he wanted he said "A funky character throwing the stink eye!" Ummm I sort of did that. Here is a progression of photos of the piece. It's not done yet but it will be soon! 

Figure Studies

More figures! 

Watercolor + Pen and Ink. April 2012.

A fine lady: figure study

What started out as a gestural figure study, turned into one fine lady. It's fun to watch art grow up from one meaning to another. 

Watercolor + pen and ink. April 2012.