The Snowy Mountain

Inspired by the snowy mountains I saw driving to Provo from Bountiful. Give me some feedbacks please. :) I can't quite settle on what feels off. I think I need to move the guy to the right. Let me know your first impressions. How can I improve this?

3D Work from the Semester

 Here is some 3D work from the semester I thought i'd put up.
      - The Clock Plant thing is for a still life project in our intermediate 3D class.
      - The desk is a 3D model that I made for the current senior film called "Chasm."

This still needs some love and attention. I plan on working more
with the textures and adding more things to make the clock feel more
like it's falling apart. My Friend also suggested more leafage and rootage,
which will be good as well. Oh and there are seeds floating! haha
Your thoughts?

Just Call Me Cow of the Morning

If anyone knows the reference, I will be sorely amazed, AND I'll draw a caricature or something for you.

I know what your thinking. "What the cow!?" and probably also "well it's about time Jarom, thought you were dead." I feel like I am. Animation stuff has claimed my soul for a while. I'm actually in the process of recreating my blog. It will have a new url and everything. So i'll keep you posted.

Cheers Y'all

The Red Baron!

I decided to paint the Red Baron camp host. I think what I liked the most about this guy was that he dressed and acted the way he wanted irregardless of what others might have thought. I don't think he ever took those goggles off! The guy had a mission and he was confident in himself.

Ok I've been thinking about the direction I wan't to go with this blog and my art, and I really want to start including you all in it more. I find that the best inspiration comes when I talk to people, hear their thoughts, ideas, and unique perspectives on life and such. So I want to hear from you. I'm going start posting more than just doodles. I'm going to post art to make you think (hopefully) and I'll ask questions, throw out interesting thoughts and see what you have to share.

So First question regarding this picture: Who in your life is like the Red Baron? They aren't affected by social norms. They are just themselves in a unique and embarrassing yet very awesome way. You don't have to say names, just what it is that really makes them stand out from the crowd.

Something Stood Out

I saw this when I was camping with my parents and it really stood out to me for some reason. The fact that it was the only dead tree surrounded by living ones made it seem like it was an outcast, or a condemned tree about to be sacrificed or something. I saw this whole little short film flash in my mind of this all happening, coupled with intense music that builds up to the climax of course. Someday, this will happen.

Done in watercolor with my sweet niji watercolor brush pens!
The thumbnail is sideways by the way. (I can see you all tilting your
heads at your computers now. hee hee)

I loved how the tree looked like it was on fire.

Sketchbook Dump

So I've come to the realization that I suffer from Art ADD. I get excited about a project or an idea for a theme for the week, I stick to it for maybe a day, then I start doing something else. So I'm going to try and get back to the things I said I was going to do because I feel like consistency with certain things will help my progression. Anyway, here are some sketches I scanned from the past few weeks.

Evil Blue Jay. These birds are sweet
(from camping trip)

some dude in the cougareat.
great long face with hardly any chin

This was our camp host. My dad and I gave him the name.
We never saw him without his killer goggles and he always rode around
on his beefy green ATV, making sure there was order in his little kingdom.
(I'm going to do a redesign and redraw on this puppy)

People at the airport

Bee's Baseball game. Did they win? That doesn't matter.
and yes, there was an owl there, in the front. I don't know why

At my friend's mission farewell. Bishop, Ward Clerk
and Return Missionary.

Monkey, Kangaroo, Tiger....WIZARD!!

I'm alive!!!!

Sorry I have not posted in forever! I have been helping with a short little animation some students wanted to work on over the summer. I was put in charge of modeling a goofy pigeon character. so I thought I'd show you the fruit of my blogging absence. :)