GANGSTAFUL SKETCHBOOK Updated 03/19/2010

**thegrayslayer** · November 20th, 2009, 03:02 AM

Very nice portraits, nice style to those oil pieces.

~Slayer

**Eric Young** · November 20th, 2009, 03:19 AM

wow your sketchbook blew me away! 5 stars!

**Quike Garcia** · November 20th, 2009, 07:15 AM

Gracious goodness!!! This is a really fine collection of portraits.. great work

**Frank Gressie** · November 20th, 2009, 10:18 AM

wow, dig the update! very very nice, love the looseness of the oils!

**blexano** · November 20th, 2009, 10:29 AM

You are just awesome!

**donalfall** · November 20th, 2009, 01:04 PM

Painting/drawing/whatever, it's always good to have an update. Lovely work as usual.

**J.R.Segura** · December 9th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Thanks for sharing your work man! It's always inspirational!

**Main Loop** · December 9th, 2009, 08:00 PM

The Craig! Nice!

**staticpen** · December 23rd, 2009, 02:47 AM

Those paintings are just gorgeous, man. Really well done. How's school going? I just finished my first life drawing class up in Portland over the fall. Right now I'm back in Orange, CA trying to find a place I can afford in either san francisco or oakland. Some place cheap (like I'd stay in a closet or something if it meant I only paid 200/mo) so I can try and attend AAU in the fall.
Great to be back and look at your stuff dude!

**drd** · December 23rd, 2009, 09:34 AM

beautiful work. Still cant get over that figure study a few pages back. Gonna have to work on somethin like that. And I need t get to a life drawing class!!

Cheers.

**Mister Dark** · December 23rd, 2009, 02:22 PM

I truly enjoy the composition and dynamism of the 2d illustration.

Good stuff.

**Krato** · February 7th, 2010, 04:18 PM

wow your trad paintings are amazing!

**AustenFM** · February 7th, 2010, 04:20 PM

Brilliant portraits! I didn't know you had Gary Busey model for you! http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2853/craig.jpg

keep at it!

**Kuraudo** · March 20th, 2010, 01:35 AM

Here are some oil paintings from last semester which i've hadn't had the time to post and of course some new shnitz as well. sorry for the quality, i took pictures this time and didnt scan them cause some of the canvas were too large.

18x24" self portrait with elf ears XD

12x16" 3 hours

12x16" Alma Tadema copy

8x10" 3 hours

9x12" quick studies

12x16" quick studies

9x12" quick studies

18x24"

12x16"

9x12" quick studies

9x12" quick studeis

12x16"

18x24"

36x36"

24x30"

**phizpietl** · March 20th, 2010, 01:38 AM

Beautiful paintings!

Phil L.
www.phillietz.blogspot.com

**HTML rulez d00d** · March 20th, 2010, 01:52 AM

OMG.
fantastic work. great portraiture love your brushstrokes

**Jamie Romoser** · March 20th, 2010, 01:53 AM

very inspiring work

**JakehC** · March 20th, 2010, 02:14 AM

VERY F***ing cool

**cdejong** · March 20th, 2010, 07:54 AM

I don't think there are words for how fucking BEASTLY you are. Your oil paintings are absolutely killer, thanks for sharing.

**Cam Sykes** · March 20th, 2010, 09:02 AM

far out those are really great oil paintings, you'll certainly be a modern master at this rate.

I really like this one

Most of these oil sketches look better than the finalists in the Archibald portrait exhibition here in Australia, sadly. The Archibald is one of Australia's big annual art prize exhibitions.
http://www.thearchibaldprize.com.au/...sts/archibald/

**YihyoungLi** · March 20th, 2010, 10:03 AM

Yeah I like the city painting too! The colors and light are very sublime.

For the 3 hour paintings, would you consider those "finished"? Or if you had the model there, would you continue and for how long?

**Andrew Sonea** · March 20th, 2010, 10:18 AM

Amazing paintings. I really need to hit up the oils again. How long were the quickstudies?

**seathrough** · March 20th, 2010, 11:34 AM

Those oils look lovely and lively. Very inspiring.

**soros** · March 20th, 2010, 02:11 PM

The painting of the sumerians is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

**Dr poPcoRN** · March 20th, 2010, 10:01 PM

amazing painting! inspiring stuff!

**Kuraudo** · March 20th, 2010, 10:50 PM

phizpietl: thanks
HTML rulez d00d: ty!
OmertA: im glad they inspire you. thank you.
lolbbq: thanks for stopping by!
cdejong: thanks, i appreciate it!
Cam Sykes: thanks. Im flattered. Oh that competition looks fun, did you enter?
YihyoungLi: thanks. Three hours is sometimes finish, somtimes not depending the what im trying to achieve.
Andrew Sonea : thanks. The quick studies range from 25 mins to and hour.
seathrough: thanks for stopping by.
soros: thanks. aww that piece was so old!
Dr poPcoRN : thanks!!!