Rae Wood

Time running out

Rae — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:59:03 +0000

This is one of those pieces that you can see clearly in your head, and just struggle to get onto paper.

Originally she was in an hourglass, oblivious to the golden sand piling up at her feet and filling up her universe. Unfortunately drawing the hourglass at the size that would hold a human would be too large to fit on the paper without losing the girl, and focusing completely on her would have lost the hourglass’ definition.

After a year of artistic deliberation, the hourglass had to go.

The new background features a universe where the stars are falling out of the sky. The girl is a bit more aware of the issue, but still doesn’t fully comprehend the predicament.

This was originally sketched, inked, and scanned to color in Photoshop.

Fire and Ice

Rae — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:18:35 +0000

Or, as my husband decided after his George R. R. Martin marathon, a dance of fire and ice. A friend of mine was kind enough to let us photo-shoot a ballet rehearsal at her dance studio. It was amazing to watch the performers move in perfect balance and symmetry with each other. Immediately my mind went to the seasons and the elements.

This piece was sketched, inked, and scanned and colored in Photoshop.

Finally some spare time!

Rae — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:14:18 +0000

Got a little extra spare time this weekend. Just finished fixing the permalinks (they were a little gibberish) and looking forward to getting the shop up and running.

Stay tuned!

Flamingos!

Rae — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:18:12 +0000

For some odd reason I have a lot of friends who collect flamingos. For this piece, I wanted to shake up the usual pink fluff with a hidden dragon. Originally sketched with pencil, then inked and scanned into the computer for coloring.

The website is going under a little bit of a redesign right now. It’s said that the cobbler’s children go barefoot, and this is definitely the case with my own site. An update is long overdue.

Happy Earth Day!

Rae — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:08:12 +0000

I spent most of this morning outside pulling weeds and trying to get the yard back in shape. The on-again off-again rain and sun has turned my backyard into a jungle. There’s tons of wildlife right now, and it was good to be out in the sunshine and playing in the dirt. The only thing is I don’t believe I would wish star jasmine on my worst enemy. I have no idea how long the backyard was neglected for, but it has grown from one corner of the yard onto every available tall surface.

Blue Caravan

Rae — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:17:52 +0000

Here is the other piece inspired by a song: Blue Caravan by Vienna Teng.

Because flours are romantic!

Rae — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:58:01 +0000

“Borrowed” the title for this piece from Eric. This was inspired by a bit of 7th Seas fan fiction that was written many many moons ago. Ah, how I miss the CCG…

Hera

Rae — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:00:56 +0000

Eventually I’ll have all 12 of the Olympian gods and goddesses done. For now, Hera relaxing at her spring.

Labyrinth

Rae — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:55:47 +0000

This piece is inspired by SJ Tuckers’ Come To The Labyrinth. I’ve been doing a lot of catching up on old ideas (I have a list that has been constantly growing for the past several years) though this is one of the younger ones. I’ll have another “art inspired by song” piece up later.

Colored Coffee Angel

Rae — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:19:51 +0000

I really love how this piece turned out. A poor overworked angel, taking a coffee break…gotta find time to enjoy the little things!