Gimme Shelter

I made this painting on cardboard for the Gimme Shelter homless benefit show. http://www.gimmeshelter.co.uk
Check out the link! I wanted to have two pieces but didn't have time. Semi happy with this one.

Billions of Bats -- rough cover design

Here is the rejected version...

Here is the revised edition...

Here is the rough colors...

more changes...

Think i am finally done now... added some digital textures that (I think -- I HOPE) help it.

reworking an illustration, A LESSON IN REVISION

I am still not thrilled with the final outcome but it is FAR superior to my earlier attempt... I always hated it but have never gone back and totally reworked a finished illustration before...but this one just bothered me. It didn;t look stylistically like my other work and the text was far too digital for my tastes. I felt I had the Bush likeness down but it just was too bland. Not fun and cartoony enough -- not pushed enough in general. So I am happier in that regard, but I don't know, too much reliance on colored pencil, prehaps? I need to try working from start to finish in acrylics! A scary task for me!!!