I sketched several different versions of Ewok pieces, there was something I didn't like about all of them. This one was not supposed to be finished. It was a half assed pencil sketch in my book for about a month.. The other day I breezed by it and decided to fuck around with it.. So this is what happened.. Nothing mind blowing.. Something that might be fun to paint on a wall. I threw in the "GREY" concept of a mini piece within a piece.. I hate that little 'K' on the mini Ewok.. In my opinion, this sketch came out looking like something not far from Ewok's style.. But I guess I couldn't help it because he is one of my main influences in painting... Good Luck painting this E'...
This was supposed to be the real joint I wanted to hand in to Ewok... I just couldn't
find the time to finish it up. The sketch is a composition of different style E's.
I worked all types up in there.. Everything from the 'Goofy Bubble Style' to the
"Hard Edge Technical Style'. I would much rather have Ewok paint this one
then that half assed drawing at the top of the page... We'll see which
challenge he takes....
Word'
I feel like overall I could have executed the piece better technically, but all in all this was my favorite exchange piece to actually paint so far. The main thing about this one was the fact that the sketch was unfinished, It allowed me the freedom to ad-lib the rest of the letters. It's kind of wierd because of the way this came together, it was a lot more like how I normally go about painting. I usually don't have the patience to go off of sketches, so when I'm trying to come up with new ideas drawing, I usually only end up drawing the 'E' or the 'K'. Then based on that, it kind of sets the tone for the style of the rest of the letters when I end up taking it to the wall next time. Back when I started painting, I remember people always talking about 'freestyling' their pieces. At the time, this was kind of the hallmark of a writer that was generally more advanced and somehow this seemed to be more impressive- kind of like how Jay-Z never writes down any of his lyrics, he just kind of builds it in his head and then records it -1-take Hov, the Black Brad Pitt, steal your girl from under your armpit etc.. I guess the more I thought about it this seemed like the best approach for me when painting. Every time I tried to go off of one of my sketches it was frustrating trying to project the proportions of everything as I had it on the paper. Plus it wasn't all that exciting for me to do it because I'd basically know ahead of time what I was going to get before I even started- Like a paint-by numbers painting. I like the idea of not knowing and surprising yourself by what you come up with from beginning to end. As it applies to this particular sketch, I felt like it perfectly set the tone for how I'd do the rest of the letters. Even though I think I only actually followed about 15 or 20% of the stuff in the sketch, it definately was enough to send me off in a more 'Rime-esqe' direction; which is always a good direction to go. The thing I like about Rime's style is that the way he goes about painting is completely complimentary to his style. This is kind of hard to explain what I mean, but this is my overall goal stylistically. I'd say actually achieving this balance, for me, only happens about once every 10 or 15 times I paint. I think even if I'm happy with the end result of some of the pieces I do, if the style and the process of doing it were clashing, then it sort of leaves a bad taste in my mouth.- Once again with the Jay-Z reference, On those few and far between occasions, I'll step into the booth, and just spit that straight fire; -in and out, -no hassle. Have the label send me a check for 40G's... 1-take Hov, -painless. Most of the time however, it's like passing kidney stones trying to shit out a halfway decent piece. Even if I'm able to polish it up enough to be presentable by the end, I'm completely frustrated by my execution of it. Chilly with enough bail money to free a big willie. -Ya Hearddd???
Good job Ewok! I like the fact that you used the outline as a starting point and put more of yourself into the piece. The finished result has plenty of flow, my favorite is the "O" & K. The "K" looks like it's throwing up. I 'm glad you didn't go over this one like the blunder that went down on Super Bowl Sunday! Word to the street!
