Aug 302009
Digital Domain.. and the great VFX craftsmen..

Howdy All,
Came across a few old photographs of my time at Digital Domain, circa 1996.. In the visual effects world, that’s like dog years, every one of ours is like 160 odd years to us. So 1996 puts these pictures around 150BC in film VFX terms! Which makes these guys… well, its makes them advanced [...]

Aug 272009
Oil painting - Crookhaven Boulders

Howdy all..
Another oil painting update.. This is the finished painting of the boulders at Crookhaven River near Culburra NSW.
36″ x 15″ Oil on Linen.

Here are some close up details..

Aug 262009
Kelly McKernan Artist

Hi all..
After having been through a year of almost no work, no art sales and needing to sell off a bunch of my photographic equipment, I know what it feels like to struggle for money to pay the bills, rent etc. If it wasn’t for the generosity and kindness of my family and friends, things [...]

Aug 252009
Desert Storm oil painting update..

Quick update again.. Here is a slightly revised Desert Storm painting.. the ‘dune’ on the left was bothering me..

Aug 252009
Xfuns Magazine and Expose´ 7

Howdy all!
Long time no blog.. I said I wouldn’t leave it so long after my last entry and I was right.. It was LONGER!
First off, I got an image into Ballistic Publishing’s Expose´7, pg 116, environments section.. Some really cool work in this edition so go check it out!
One thing that I have noticed over [...]

May 272009
Desert Storm - Genre oil painting..

Howdy art lovers,
I’m posting this painting tonight because it is almost where I want it, almost finished… but I don’t really like it… why you ask? Well I started this painting in January 2005. These two ‘Women’ have watched me these last few years from above my book shelf waiting for me to finish it. [...]

May 252009
New oil paintings at last..

Howdy all,
Long time no blog.. sorry about that! I’ve been busy with a ton of things, painting of course, re-designing my website etc etc.. where does the time go?
So here are two new paintings (still works in progress) based on a plein air and lighting study. You may recognise these from earlier posts, except these [...]

Apr 062009
7 Ancient Wonders - Alternative Cover Art

Hi there fellow travellers..
Came across this image while I was backing up files and thought it might be of interest and something a bit different from what I’ve been posting recently.
A STEALTH JUMBO JET!! This was one possible alternative for the cover of Matthew Reilly’s 7 Ancient Wonders action/suspense novel. It was decided that images [...]

Apr 032009
New Landscape study..

Howdy Folks.. here is another landscape study of the Kiewa Valley in Victoria. The lighting is a bit flatter than I usually like, but it had a hazy quality which I liked. Dont think I captured it here though. Anyway we keep going… “We have to go on… We must go on..”  10 points to [...]

Apr 022009
Snow Gum part 2

Hi All,
I think this one is done.. famous last words of course!!
It’s 30 x 30″, oil on linen btw.