after the hiatus

I've been finishing up few things, and some of these are actually still in the works. I've been trying to keep a rather cohesive look or theme through out some of the more recent works. Still trying to figure it out....I'll be setting things up to start a little online store sometime soon to sell prints... good idea/bad idea?














































































































-k

Woodland lady

This one is still in progress, and im super excited to finish it up. Right now I'm looking to warm up the back ground blues a bit, tone them down, and finish up the bottom third.
Hope you folks like it.

start of summer

I'm trying out a new process that I started messing around with. The first one was a little experiment that I'd to turn into a series of works. The second is the first illustration for a triptych of the three fates from Greek mythology. Enjoy, and feedback is always appreciated :) Also, don't forget: I have store up on etsy.com, and I'll be putting up some more work
up for sale soon.
I keep you guys posted!
-k

Buy pieces online!

So far I've only uploaded 4 of my thesis pieces up, but there will be more up soon. I'm selling some originals and prints! In a few days I'll re-organize the shop, and change up the layout a bit. Anyhow, check out what I have so far, and if you're interested, contact me on etsy!

Here's the link to my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kvalerio

-k

monotypes

Just did my first monotypes in the past week or so. I'm posting them up in the order I did them. Monotypes rule.
^currently property of Don Brandes

THESIS!!!!

Just a re-cap:
My thesis is about villainesses from fairy tales/kids stories. I pretty much just wanted to portray an unconventional take on these mean ladies, and turn them into my own vision. So enjoy, and thank you to everyone who made it to the show, it meant a lot!
-k

Off the easel

Still have a few things to finish up on this piece, but i'll get back to it in a few days or so. Starting the Snow Queen piece for thesis this week, then onto my last one! Last month at Ringling.... gotta keep on crankin'
Cruella DeVille and some jazz hands...

progress so far

Been working on the Cruella DeVille painting and I'm super excited to get it done and move on to my last piece for thesis. April 30th, Don't forget to stop by the Senior Illustration Show at Ringling!

tight sketch

The next in my series for thesis is gonna be Cruella DeVille. I'm super stoked because it's the only piece in the series that's going to be oil painting. Thanks Brianna, my model, for being perfect reference!

thesis preview

The senior thesis show for illustration is happening Arpil 30th! By then I'll have all of these done. I'm doing a series of updated, less conventional versions of villainesses from fairy tales/children's stories. Right now the main two I'm working on are Milificent (Sleeping Beauty) and the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland). So I'm super stoked to get them all done.IF any of you folks are in Sarasota come to the show!

Here's what I'm working on...