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Gen Con! 2016

Okay,

So I wasn’t sure if I’d have a chance to post anything, since I’ve been at Gen Con, but seems as though I’ve got some free time in my schedule 😀

Here’s some pictures:

In the hotel Marriot with four friends. This is our view.

A nifty Theatre by the Embassy Hotel, where some of the events I attended were held.

 

Old School (Adam West) Batman.

 

Super Girl!

 

If anyone knows who this dude is cosplaying as, please let me know!

 

And Captain Kirk and the Joker.

Last thing I’d like to post is a mock-up of a commission I’ve completed (except for the cover, which this is just a mock-up, as I’ve said.) I need to scan in the finished image so the lines are cleaner. I am also making a few changes that were requested, including adding some buildings.

 

 

Okay! That’s all I have time for today. I hope to post some more later :)

 

~Blue Dragon
aka
Ashleen

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By Ashleen
August 5, 2016

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Commission and Next Dark Horse Post

Good morning! Almost afternoon!

So while I was away from the Internet, I got a commission from a woman with whom I worked. So I got this done back in May for a gift the client was going to give to her friend. It may not make a lot of sense just looking at it, but suffice it to say it had something to with getting something off this person’s back.

She liked it and all was well :) Click for a larger version.

 

 

Dark Horse is scheduled to update this Wednesday! So feel free to check it out here: Click!

And I’ve been working on screening the next page, so it should be ready for the following week, as well. I’ll be going to GenCon this weekend, so I may not have any updates until following this event. Maybe I’ll have some pictures to post! Who knows!

 

Have a great week everyone!

 

Ashleen
aka
Blue Dragon

Posted in Regular Art, Updates.

By Ashleen
August 1, 2016

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New Updates on the Way

It’s been a while, I know–for this, I apologize. I have had so many thing going on, including a move from Illinois out of state. So…things have been more than a little crazy, and I’ve had no time for art–and little access to Internet service.

 

So once I finally get my desk and scanner and everything up here, I’ll be working on Dark Horse again, as well as some other stuff. Until then, here’s a picture I drew so I didn’t get too out of practice.

Random drawing I did for practice.

 

I look forward to updating this blog and my comic once more! Sorry for such a long delay :*(

 

~The Blue Dragon
aka
Ashleen

Posted in Updates.

By Ashleen
July 27, 2016

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No Sleep til Brooklyn…

Pulled an all night job to get all the works for my final completed in time. I may post a few other images later on, but for now I’m just going to post my final series I’ve been working on. I intend to continue this series next semester :)

(Click to see details)

Untitled

Close Up:

 

 

Close up:

Last one:

Close up:

It’s been intense this semester: this is just a small portion of what I’ve been working on. I have three pieces Billie had hung up. Our whole class had fantastic work, and they’ve a lot of work hanging in the building, too :) I was very envious of many people’s talent.

I am hoping I will be able to work a bit on my comic this break, but I am going to keep working on other art, as well.

Winter is the time to listen to later/mid Depeche Mode. It’s a dark time…

 

I am tired, so I should get to sleep.

Good night!

Ashleen
aka
Blue Dragon

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By Ashleen
December 9, 2015

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More Progess…

Well, D-Day (Due Day?) is coming soon. I have to get to work, since I’ll be home for Thanksgiving and presumably useless regarding any art working. Was in the studio the other night and tonight. Slowly getting done. Trying to take suggestions from faculty while still retaining what I want. I don’t really care what certain symbols mean to others–images have many different meanings, and I’m well aware of many of them (it’s hard to think perhaps I’m more well read than people assume?)

 

Anyway, not bitching just saying, I know what a tree symbolizes, but there are ways to changing that meaning or using that idea and flipping it. This has nothing to do with the image I’m posting, aside from they’re all part of the same series.

Here’s an update of one I’ve been working more on than the others: it’s near completion. Personal subject matter, but hopefully some of it comes across.

 

Poor picture quality. My apologies. I am also well aware the arm needs work. Needs to be smaller for sure and is off. I’ll figure it before cleaning it up.

I keep meaning to post an update of the egg tempera crow. It’s pretty much finished as much as I’m going to work on it. So I’ll try to remember to get a photo of it :)

 

More to come later!

 

Ashleen
aka
The Blue Dragon

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By Ashleen
November 21, 2015

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Finished and In Progress Projects

Hey there!

I finally got this painting finished. The artists I was “channeling” are Barbara Kruger, Glenn Brown, and Tobias Rehberger.

 

We also had some tempera projects, and this is the first one I completed.

I have since finished this, and will post it at a later time. Also tempera.

 

An update of this image, still not complete. Part of a series. I think there’s going to be a lot of these I do for myself, even after class.

 

And this is all for now! Hope you are enjoying the images :) I’ll be working on Dark Horse during the winter break. Pretty sure I mentioned that, but just reaffirming it 😀

 

Thanks and have a nice weekend everyone!

 

Blue Dragon
aka
Ashleen Woods

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By Ashleen
November 12, 2015

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Class Projects and Finished Charcoal

Hello!

Lots going on, as per usual. I apologize for the hiatus of Dark Horse, but class and work and everything has just been taking all of my time. I am planning to work on my buffer over winter break. I’m so sorry!!

In the meanwhile, other art stuff has been going on. I am posting some projects I’m working on. Below I finished the charcoal I was doing. Not sure if it’s better finished or unfinished. I used just a little bit of oil pastel, blue, for color. But mostly just leaving it monochromatic.

 

Due Thursday, but not quite complete is a project of appropriating from 3 contemporary artists. I can’t remember every artists name, but the zombie look comes from Glenn Brown, I’m going to have text boxes like Barbara Kruger, and I forgot the name of the interior design dude the background is from (I have it on my other lappy which is at the studio.)

I need to fix up the face a bit and finish cleaning up the background. That pink color is High Flow Golden brand stuff…and it’s like usable for air brushing, so it’s really thin. But I have nothing I can thicken it with. Anyway, I figure this is appropriate for a late Halloween picture 😛

 

Also, working on series for final projects:

This one is no where near finished, and I may take the third bird out (I only made it by accident, dripped pain there. I don’t like it.)

 

This one I am going to paint over and redo because they are not small enough (I want more empty space.) But you get the idea of what the layout will be.

 

 

Also, for Halloween, I did early Gaga. It was either Lady Gaga or David Bowie…and I didn’t have time to find stuff for Bowie :( Maybe next year!

Here’s some pics:

 

Okay, I need to go to sleep. Good night everyone!

 

Ashleen Woods
aka
The Blue Dragon
aka
Fat Lady Gaga (but only on Halloween 2015 and Nov. 6 when I party this weekend.)

 

 

Posted in Regular Art, Total Randomness.

By Ashleen
November 4, 2015

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Mona Lisa

“But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues
You can tell by the way she smiles”

Just started this tonight…Not done yet. I want it to be Dylan themed, kinda.

 

I also am working on my final project, a box:

Obviously, there will be more to this project. I constructed it. I began covering portions of it with gesso this evening.

 

Began this yesterday…it’s a study for something else.

And that’s all I feel like posting now. I wish I wouldn’t fall behind in posting. Our Internet is crap and keeps cutting out…so I have to post while I can!

 

Have a nice evening all!

 

Ashleen
aka
Blue Dragon

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By Ashleen
October 20, 2015

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Just some stuff I’ve been working on…

I haven’t had time to post much, so I am finally getting around to sharing some projects with you all!

 

I am very happy with how my first project turned out:

Gotterdammerung

This is mixed media. Acrylic, carbonless paper, print transfer, magazine clippings, Sharpie, glitter.
The text is a little hard to read. It’s from Yeat’s The Second Coming. In the flames, I used some kind of pen (transfer pen? I forgot the name) to leave an imprint of money. You guys can draw from it what you want: I have my own intentions, but you know, people take from things what they want.

Close up:

This is the studio space I’ve been assigned to:

I’ll post more later. It’s getting late :)

 

Blue Dragon
aka
Ashleen

 

Posted in Regular Art.

By Ashleen
October 18, 2015

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Never enough time…

Hey all!

It seems there’s never enough time to do everything one needs/wants to do. But today I took a trip to Naperville so I could get some watercolors for class…but really it’s because I haven’t been getting out of the house at all besides class and work. So it was a nice little trip to Dick Blick (which I noticed they now call only “Blick.” Good call.)

I intend to post some of my art projects up here for sure, but I forgot to take a picture of my mixed media project before turning it in o_O So I’ll get it up here once we get them back (they’re hanging in the art building now.)

I have gotten a few pages of Act 4 done (or I will before I go to sleep.) So here’s a little treat for those of you visiting my blog: Page 1 of Act 4!!!

 

 

So the first few pages of Act 4 are all in color :) And I have a few more color pages elsewhere in the comic. It’s fun to do color pages, but sometimes too time consuming. Plus I love the gray scale in manga :) It makes the color that much more “special,” to me.

 

I have a lot going on, and I want to finish another Dark Horse page, so I’m going to close for now.

Until next time!

 

Blue Dragon
aka
Ashleen Woods

Posted in Updates.

By Ashleen
September 13, 2015

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