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16429 Lost Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA, 91387
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Drawing from the visual worlds of science and nature, the human figure, the grand tradition of American illustration, Japanese scroll paintings and woodblock prints, fantasy illustration, and great artists of Europe, Elliott’s work strikes the viewer at first with a powerful tableau and draws them in to experience the subtlety and beauty within. Beyond the pictorial impact of his work, themes personal to him such as body image, environmental preservation, and social and psychological repression weave themselves throughout his work.
CTN-X 2012 is almost here! I'll be having a book signing at the show this year as well as a booth.
Booksigning Where and When: Art Booksigning - Craig Elliott 11/17/2012 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Spotlight Book Signing 3
I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be teaching 2 online classes at Gnomon early next year and registration is now open! These won't be large classes, so sign up quick in case they fill up! :)
http://courses.gnomonschool.com/courses/course/photoshop_for_concept_art_online
Here is a 7 x 10 inch watercolor I did for my Publisher John Fleskes, on my last visit to his place. I started in terra cotta pencil and finshed off in watercolors. John was kind enough to scan the piece when I had finished the drawing, so you can see both stages. There will also be a time lapse film of this some time soon, as the whole 3 hour process was filmed as I worked.
Surfer Girl - Watercolor by Craig Elliott
Surfer Girl, preliminary drawing -by Craig Elliott
Here is a little sketch on brown paper with pencils~
Here is a little commissioned sketch / watercolor of a nature girl and the horse she loves. :)
Watercolor on Arches paper, 7 x 10 inches.
My teacher from Art Center College of Design, Harry Carmean just had his 90th birthday party, and we did some drwing before dinner and cake! Here are a few of my sketches form the event~
I will be a judge for this years SILA competition, its 51st! There will also be a great show at Gallery Nucleus agin this year after the results are announced. Last years was great- such a wonderful mix of styles. These shows are a must for students, a great way to see the real range of work that is out there!
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JUDGES
Robin Richesson - Illustrator
Lisa French - Illustrator
Craig Elliott - Illustrator
Rick Anwyl- Illustrator
Whitney Sherman Illustrator
Check out www.si-la.org/50 to see ILW 50
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Here are a couple new sketch commissions I have been working on! both are on heavy rag printing paper in pencil and watercolor.
Shy Hummingbird Girl
Devil Defeated by Love
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Here is a sweet T- Rex (maybe the only one in history?) and his gal-pal collecting some fruit up in a tree....
Watercolor and pencil on Arches paper. 8 1/2" x 12"
Comicon 2012 is here!
Craig Elliott Gallery will be set up at booth #4713 again this year, in the "fantasy Illustrators" area of Hall "G"
I'll have my new book, many new prints, originals, I'll be doing painting demos and taking sketch commissions. The booth has been redesigned, all new and fresh! Stop by and say hi!
Original watercolor and pencil painting, available at Comic-con 2012
It's "That" time again folks! If you would like to have a one -on-one 10 week mentorship with me, and have me help you learn more about anything you want this is the time and here is the info!
Feel free to post any questions you may have about the program, I'll answer whatever I can. :)
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Here is a little colored Pencil sketch commission a few months ago- Enjoy!
I have a big painting in NY right now at Arcadia Fine Arts- SoHo. If you are in the area and want to see a grea group show check it out! The whole show is available now for viewing on the Arcadia web site - Just go to the "Exhibitions" area and Choose "SoHo" you will be able to scroll through all the works available!
Pencil and gouache on paper...
Here is a new piece done for Mark Theolosen of the Netherlands~ Pencil and watercolor on toned printing paper.
This is a 50 minute painting demo I did for the "Girls and Flowers" event last night. The model is Jennifer Fabos Patton of Gallery Girls fame~
This is an oil painting on a new traditions oil primed linen panel. The painting is in about the middle stage that I go through when creating a finished painting. I have already painted the shadows and done the main lay-in in thin oil. I use just turpentine for thinning the paint, or straight oil paint in that first stage.
Here, in the second stage, there is also the beginnings of the more opaque colors in the cheeks, nose and parts of the hair. This second stage is where I make my color choices for the various tones on the skin. After this stage, if I were to continue, I would continue to add the opaque paint, in the highlights especially, and smoothly blend it into the shadows and other opaque paint areas. The final stage creates a continuous, smooth and mor realistic skin tone.
Here are a couple of sketches of Gallery Girls Jennifer Fabos Patton, and Russia Hardy from the even on June 1st at Gallery Godo!
We had wonderful costumes for the models, great music to be inspired by and lots of amazing artists working- I think there were 40+people at this event!
Thank you Jennifer for organizing the event, and thanks to all those who came out to listen to me babble on about art and draw! 
