night of the hunter (FILM)

There is a movie I love called Night of the Hunter that inspired me to do a personal piece not too long ago. I recommend this movie to just

 about anyone who is willing to watch a very scary man (Robert Mitchum, of course) pursue a young brother and sister across the countryside. It's filled with shadows, mystery, magic, and knuckle tattoos (and a lot of what seems to be an homage to German Expressionism.)

Anywho, here is what I did:

detail:

ELY, The Iron Giant

So I cannot believe I have neglected my blog for so long! I find it strange that I haven't updated since my birthday last year. To make up for it, here is my senior thesis project, known as the ELY. 

I decided to do the children's story by Ted Hughes (Sylvia's Plath's former husband) originally published as The Iron Man, but to us Americans it's known as The Iron Giant. It think it's a beautiful story that truly allowed me to explore a wide array of picture-making possibilities. 

Although these paintings almost turned into my own "iron giant", I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. Now if only I could do the whole book...