LAICK sketchbook

**Spawn2** · January 14th, 2011, 04:23 PM

Hi, I'm Lars

Artist, Musician and Cultural Scientist. I've been absent here at Ca for some time now, but recently got the itch again to really start putting out some work. So here's my first few tries from the past year or so.

**Spawn2** · January 18th, 2011, 03:28 AM

Three new (daily) sketches to add.
Pity there are no reactions (yet...)

**daflom** · January 18th, 2011, 03:50 AM

hey lars,
great work! i realy like your charicatures, especially the zappa one is cool. you got the intensity quite well i think. bowie is cool too.
keep it up!

**Owls** · January 18th, 2011, 03:55 AM

Your current sketches are quite fascinating, I myself am attempting to sketch out more realistic faces (I even checked out a book on facial expressions from the library), so what I've seen here is definitely inspiring. :] Perhaps you could try adding some color to a few of them? That might be fun.

I'd have to say my favorite is the one of the man yelling out, especially.

**stezsen** · January 18th, 2011, 04:24 AM

Cool! I love your works

**Spawn2** · January 18th, 2011, 04:35 AM

Thanks for the positive comments!
Well 'the man yelling out' is Frank Zappa, one of the greatest musicians

Really like your use of highlights Daflom !

**Spawn2** · January 26th, 2011, 06:19 AM

Some more sketches...

**Spawn2** · February 23rd, 2011, 03:42 AM

New uploads, hoping for some constructive criticism as always!

**Spawn2** · February 24th, 2011, 03:20 AM

Two more studies, made of Photographs from the Ludwig Photo Collection, and the top 1000 album covers. First one is Marlene Dietrich, second one Bobby Bland. Maybe I overdid it on the contrast in Photoshop...

**Spawn2** · March 14th, 2011, 04:58 AM

Some updates, I've been busy with charcoal etc. now trying to transfer to paint.
Think I've got to speed up the process a bit more, if I stay to long, the drawing gets in a rut...

**tronrobot** · March 14th, 2011, 05:03 AM

really awesome portraits mate

**Spawn2** · March 16th, 2011, 04:15 AM

Thanks, trying to get to focus on some new things now. But I tend to overthink EVERYTHING !!! lol

**AztcFireFlower** · March 28th, 2011, 05:48 PM

Great character studies. Cultural scientist goes great with this venue.

Funny about the rut thing you mentioned. I'm finding out that pacing is key to keeping things from mucking up in sketch studies.
Fill it up!

**Spawn2** · April 25th, 2011, 03:35 AM

Posting some new stuff, finally.
I´ve made my first steps into the world of paint, trying to explore Alla Prima technique with the books of Al Gury and Juliette Aristides.

Also included:
- a sketch of a boxer, taken from an album of photography.
- a sketch of Benjamin Herman, a musician I got to work with.
- Some more random pages from my sketchbook.

**prsnsweeney** · April 26th, 2011, 01:28 AM

nice work in here man especially the Marlene Dietrich study not really sure if i can crit anything... just keep workin and posting

**PLeon** · April 26th, 2011, 04:07 AM

fantastic line work, great control of the pen/pencil. I dig it.

**Spawn2** · April 28th, 2011, 03:08 AM

Thanks for the positive feedback!

**Spawn2** · May 10th, 2011, 04:41 AM

Some new works in progress. Trying to really get into painting now, but also doing some concept sketches. The paintings are all acrylics.

The full size painting is a work in progress for which I've already got a title in mind. 'The Boy and the Bubble'.

**Spawn2** · May 14th, 2011, 05:00 AM

A small update on the 'Boy in the Bubble' painting. The likeness isn't very spot-on yet. And I've only been rendering the left side so far. Also I think there should be some more contrast en 'grit' to the painting; a little character.

Tell me what you think...

**Spawn2** · May 30th, 2011, 08:12 AM

Another update, a sketch and a new layer of paint on the 'Boy and the Bubble'

**Spawn2** · June 7th, 2011, 04:08 AM

It's still not entirely done, but getting there...

**Spawn2** · July 5th, 2011, 08:14 AM

A new post!

New sketches and works in progress.
I have been quite busy at work, so not a lot of things were done,
but I'm picking up the pace now, making new things almost every day.
Tell me what you think/like/don't like/detest

**Spawn2** · July 16th, 2011, 05:00 AM

Updates, seeing as no one has responded yet I am going to assume the work
is not that inspiring ... too bad, I'll keep trying!

Some studies of Ingres and other Romantic masters.

**Spawn2** · August 18th, 2011, 06:30 AM

Some new stuff I have been working on,

Started 'painting' with the I-Pad to save some time. It really comes in handy to do digital illustrations and perform quick color studies.

To describe what's going on:
1. A head study of a native American woman.
2. Head study of Russian oriental art.
3. More Russian oriental art.
4. A head study of Michael Haneke - trying to work with charcoal and pastel.
5. Another head.
6. Shameless I-Pad colour study of Kevin Wueste's work.
7. Michael Haneke (digital) - it looks much darker here.
8. A sketch of 'Red Foreman' - from that's 70's show.

**§Hy9oD** · August 18th, 2011, 06:50 AM

HI
I like what I see so far ,it was so much fun to look through your sketches and think I found another portrait amateur no ? xD anyway keep up the good work.

**Spawn2** · August 18th, 2011, 12:36 PM

Thank You!

Well the portraits are something that I'm working on right now. Don't know if it's going to be my main thing really, it's more like excersizing for me. Really good portraiture is a rare thing, and I don't really like clichés. It's illustration in general that excites me.

I really love the work of Sebastian Krüger, but his depth in portraiture is just untouchable! Currently I hold a 'Master of Arts'-degree, but that's in art philosophy and policy

Browsed through your sketchbook too. Really good development going on there.

**§Hy9oD** · August 22nd, 2011, 12:36 PM

Actually he's my favorite too in caricatures I don't frustrate myself too much about reaching the" level " ,I know that's never gonna happen lol but you're on the right track .
Post more.

**Spawn2** · November 1st, 2011, 05:55 AM

Alright, a whole new update with works in traditional and digital media. Most of them are studies, or details of larger works.

1. Caricature/portrait for a local magazine.
2. My first sketches of my first art class a couple of weeks ago: assignment: drawing a model in one continuous line.
3. A little study with acrylics (trying to learn, not that good yet...)
4. A detail of my first painting for the art class, a depiction of a tango-dancing couple. There's too much 'happy colours' in there though.
5. My first portrait on the Ipad, about 1/2 hours work.
6. A nifty little sketch I made of Sebastian Krüger's 'Schwarzenegger portrait'.
7. My second sketch on the IPad, a still of a movie I am making with a couple of local 'creatives'.
8. Rephotographed the sketch I made of Vincent Price. really like that one. (made it at work...)
9. A painting I'm working on now, though it's been stale for a couple of weeks.
10. A random little sketch.

**Spawn2** · November 28th, 2011, 10:03 AM

A few uploads, more coming!

1. Sketch from drawing class, model.
2. Charcoal sketch, model.
3. Completed charcoal sketch with what the dutch call 'Siberian Chalk'.
4. The start of an acrylic study.

**thesimplylife** · November 28th, 2011, 11:40 AM

great sketches! i love your caricature...

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