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Danny Roberts ink and pen sketch of gemma ward and self portrait

The Lily and Gemma book

Awe the Memories…

Hi everyone!
How are you?!
I am super tired. My brother David and I were working on a project all day. It was kind of brutal.
Today’s picture is number 51 from my Character Sketchbook.
I drew this back in 2006 right when i was first learning how to draw.
I know it’s a bit of a blast from the past, but I hope you like it.
You may recognize the guy in the picture. Haha : )

A sketch of russian model Katiusha Feofanova by Artist Danny Roberts

Models

A Sketch of Katiusha Feofanova

Hey Friends,
Well, the painting is starting to clean up a lot.
I worked on it most of today.
But I wanted to get a new post up for you so I did this quick sketch of model Katiusha Feofanova.
I discovered her a few weeks ago and have been wanting to do some drawings of her ever since. Didn’t have too much time to work on it, but I like how it turned out.
What do you think?

p.s. I was thinking of posting some of the lesson learned while experimenting with oil painting; would you be interested in that?

Artist Danny Roberts Half way Done Oil painting of a girl and a guy and a fox

Fairy Tale

Oil Painting Sneak Peak

Well, it’s finally here! Just a little sneak peak of that oil painting I was working on. I worked alot on it today and still have a few more days of work to go. It’s been a good learning experience, so far. I’m really excited to finish this thing up. What do you think? I hope you are all well : )

Beautiful inspiration friday photo of Pretty Russian Model Sasha Pivovarova blue eyes the picture is by Photographer Olaf Wipperfürth

Inspiration Friday

Living in a Glass of Water

Happy Inspiration Friday! The Theme for this week is Living in a Glass of Water.I know it’s kinda a strange theme,
But this week Dave (my brother) and i were talking about how, when we used to have to make weight (for Wrestling tournaments), when we would go swimming, it would feel like we were swimming in a cold glass of water! hahah i know, i know, kinda strange but it’s what inspired this theme! haha Well i hope you like it :)

P.S. The oil painting is shaping up, finished the underpainting and first glaze coat. and going to work more on it today :)

Photos by Olaf Wipperfürth, jimmy backius, and not sure what the 3rd image is from.

a Pretty black and white photo of a girl looking up through leaves picture by photographer jimmy backius Two inspiration friday Pictures that are tinted blue one is of two lovers head to head, the other is of tree branchesA Black and white photo of a girls head coming out of the water as she is swimming looking into the camera inspiration friday picture by jimmy backius
A black and white sketch by Artist Danny Roberts of a bavarian Cottage Tree House for his Children's Story book

Fairy Tale

Story Book Concept Drawing of Tom’s House

Hi, everyone!
How are you?! : ) As I mentioned, I’ve been oil painting a lot lately and really enjoying it.  I think the painting is starting to take shape now, and I’m getting excited about it.  Hopefully it will turn out cool and I’ll have something fun to share with you! Also, I might have a new video coming soon. So my friend Carolina and I have always talked about building a giant tree house,and I decided to design one! Haha This is my drawing of it. I hope you like it!

P.S. this is pretty much my dream home ;)

Artist Danny Roberts Digital Painting Concept Sketch of a girl with an umbrella

Fairy Tale

Foggy Dream Walking

Hey Friends how was your weekend? Mine was great! My Sister and brother-in-law got me this amazing book from the Tim Burton exhibit  at LACMA, so i have been looking through it non-stop for the last two days! I’m really excited to see what kind of art it will inspire :) I’m also working on a new oil painting… I’ve only done the first two layers of paint, but once it starts taking shape i will start posting pictures :) Since i just started oil painting more lately, I thought it would be interesting to take what i’m learning and apply it over to digital painting. The Picture above is what i came up with. I like how it’s a little bit different than my usual. What do you think?

Artist Danny Roberts Painting of a girl in the Forest Wearing a dress Alexander Mcqueen fall 2006

Fashion Collections

McQueen’s Girl

Morning!
How was your weekend? Mine was amazing! We saw the last Harry Potter movie and it was incredible! Thank you for all your support on the Dream Walking Society Ep! It really means a lot. :) The picture today is one i did last week. There is something about it i really like. I think it’s the soft mellow vibe. It sort of has the feel of a dream i had a few days ago.  The mediums i used were fluid inks, pens, & pencils. And the dress is one of my favorite dresses from Alexander McQueen fall 2006. I really hope you like it, and hope you’re having a great day!

P.S. Thank you for all your kind birthday wishes! You all are amazing :)

Artist Danny Roberts Painting of Miette for the Dream Walking Society Runaways Ep by Tim Frost and Danny RobertsThis is a picture of the back cover of the dream walking society album notes that says Andy Freeman- Bay Area Tone- Mix & Mastering<br />Danny Roberts - Piano, String arrangements Katy McDonald - Vocals & Lyrics Ryan Baxley - Vocals & Lyrics Tim Frost - Instrumentation, arrangements

Music

The Dream Walking Society EP on itunes!

Yay! It’s Finally Here!
Well this is just the start of many more to come. But my friend Tim Frost and I have been working for about a year on putting a full length album together. The album is going to be 21 songs. We thought that it was time to put out the ep for the album, now that we are about half way done with the full length. The last couple months have been kinda hectic trying to wrap this project up. I’m so excited for you all to hear the songs! I do you hope you like them. Click here to go to itunes The Album is only $4.95 on itunes.  It would be amazing if you could help us get the word out about it! I hope you like it and hope you’re having a great day!

P.S. Special Thanks to Andy Freeman & Bay Area Tone for Mixing and Mastering everything, and thank you to my good friend Mr. Ryan Baxley for singing and writing on “Waking in a Dream”, and thank you to Katy McDonald for your wonderful vocals and lyrics on “The Dream Walker”.

Dreamwalking society ep video bandits pass

Music

Dream Walking Society – Runaways Ep Teaser

Hi, everyone! I’m excited to say that musical project i’m working on with my friend Tim, the Dream Walking Society EP comes out next Tuesday!!! I can’t wait for you to hear all of it! Well i thought i would post a quick video my friend made with one of the songs as a little preview. I hope you like :)

Artist Danny Roberts drawing painting of Natalia Vodianova & her Daughter Neva based on the by Mario Testino American Vogue Editorial Field of Dreams November 2008

恋 - Love

Natalia & Neva

Happy 4th of July!
Well my friends, i’m really excited to show you this mixed media picture I did of the lovely Natalia Vodianova & her daughter Neva. The picture is from Mario Testino‘s “Field of Dreams” editorial in American Vogue‘s November 2008 issue. It’s one of the sweetest softest pictures, which has made me want to paint it for a while now. I think i have been getting a little bored with painting editorials where the models just gave a pout, and their personality doesn’t shine through, so i’ve been trying to find images that have more emotion and feeling.
I love trying to convey that feeling through different mediums.
I really like how this one turned out. It has a slightly different feel than my other pictures. I think it’s because of the subject matter being a mother and daughter.
What do you think?