retiring...

One of the kindest souls I've ever met, Hugh LeRoy has been a wonderful instructor, and I know everyone that's had the pleasure to know this artist, can only sing his praises. Hopefully he doesn't mind me putting this up here!

inspired...

Rather than just adding links in the side bar to some of my favourite artists, I've decided to show a series of tributes I did to some of these amazing talents. Granted, I was only able to choose a handful for this project, mostly focusing on difference in subject matter and style, but I thought it would be a whole lot more interesting than just pasting them to the right.

The first two of these works were inspired by Bill Cone, Ralph Eggleston, and Dominiqe Louis from some of their Pixar work. Unfortunately, the latter two have no personal sites that I've found, but Bill Cone has a wonderful blog showcasing some of his en plain air work in soft pastels. Make sure to read up on some of his thoughts, setup and process. Truly great stuff. Enjoy.