Busy World O' Ben Ross

HI

2010-04-21T23:52:00.000-07:00

So today I made a pattern that I am oddly proud of when I know damn well I should hang my head in shame. I figure it would be a pretty good wrapping paper for kids..... in 1990. Anyway, yeah. :)

Stary Stary Night

2010-04-15T13:49:00.000-07:00

VROOM VROOM!

2010-04-15T13:48:00.001-07:00

Grey Day on the Sea

2010-04-15T13:47:00.001-07:00

Down Hill From Here

2010-04-15T13:46:00.002-07:00

Beach time! :D

2010-04-15T13:46:00.001-07:00

house painters

2010-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

Part two of my senior project. acrylic on paper.

Parachutes

2010-04-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

This was the first art of my senior project. Parachuteing animals. Well there's really not a lot to say about it. It was painted with acrylic on paper and the pattern was arranged digitally.

Sup Yall!

2010-04-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy with senior project this semester so I have hardly posted anything since I wont be post my SP until it is finished. I did however make a few patterns today based off one of the images from my senior project and just for the hell of it, i put them on a child's bed set. That poor poor kid. Anyway, ICE CREAM!!!

Easy as 123...

2010-03-09T10:22:00.000-08:00

Howdy yal'!
Over the last few months I have been working on a project for a wonderful lady named Lochie, designing an animal alphabet. This will be used on her fine products produced by her company. These are painted with acrylic and a lot larger then they look. :D

Happy day after Valentines!

2010-02-15T17:17:00.000-08:00

For valentines day, I made Mary a card based off my favorite one ever. Too bad the card was from the 60's so I had to recreate it as good as possible. gouache on paper. quick little thing.

Christmas!

2009-12-26T13:16:00.000-08:00

The christmas, I decided to make a card for Mary. Most people probably wont get it so I will explain. When me and Mary started dating we decided what our spirit animals were. We agreed the she is a snow leopard and I am a puffin. That being said, I painted a christmas snow leopard with a christmas puffin using gouache.

Aesop

2009-12-06T23:44:00.000-08:00

For my childrens book final, I chose to illustrate Aesop fables. The 4 fables are "The Hare and the Tortoise", "The Monkey and the Dolphin", "The Young Crab and his Mother", and "The Frogs Who Wished For a King". All are painted with acrylic on paper.

ABC

2009-10-12T08:26:00.000-07:00

Childrens book ABC's. My theme was animals and transportation.... wow. Deep thinker I am. Any who, acrylic on paper.

As summer gets swept away

2009-09-21T18:38:00.001-07:00

Acrylic on paper

Poem Illustration

2009-09-20T19:41:00.000-07:00

So for childrens book illustration, we had to make an illustration of a childrens poem. I chose the poem " I Spied My Shadow Slinking" from the book "the new kid on the block". This illustration went really fast and was still, a pain in the ass. it is painted with gouache on paper.

Cat Fishing

2009-08-31T18:49:00.000-07:00

For childrens book illustration we had to make an illustration based on a childhood memory, so i chose my days of cat fishing for my old cat "joe", in the kitchen. Acrylic on paper.

hey

2009-08-24T20:20:00.001-07:00

so today i managed to recover an old piece from last semestar that my teacher had been hanging onto for me. acrylic on paper.

So

2009-07-31T13:56:00.000-07:00

Been a while. I have just been busy with my internship, designing bags, party ware, roll wrap and whatnot. Figured I might just post a couple things, nothing special, and most likely these wont be used so I cant feel to bad about it.

so...

2009-07-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

This is starting to get a little torturous. I have so much I would like to post but I can't because it is all work related and therefor not suppose to be on here, or at least until they reject it. I also miss painting ohhhh so very much. All I get to work with here is digital. Dont get me wrong, this is exactly what I want to be doing now and after school, but I cant help but miss my old stuff. I really really need to just start painting again in my free time.

Another Penguin

2009-06-27T10:44:00.001-07:00

NEW

2009-06-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

Keep it on the DL yo...

More of my pattern work!

2009-04-19T21:36:00.001-07:00

New Patterns

2009-04-16T21:59:00.000-07:00

Zoo Patterns!!! I Has to come up with a series of three patterns so I went with a common one in kid's fabrics, zoo-ish animals. This is all illustrator. weird, I know.

Walk For Animals

2009-04-14T23:24:00.000-07:00

So this was an assignment where I was to make a poster for a non profit event. Its painted with gouache and the lettering is digital.

Vindictive Swan

2009-04-07T21:01:00.000-07:00

A project for illustrator Graham Rawle. Acrylic on paper.

Im Back

2009-04-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

With a new illustration. This one is about a master cigar roller. Acrylic on paper.

Product Ill Layout

2009-03-22T18:27:00.001-07:00

Product Re-do

2009-03-12T12:18:00.000-07:00

Currently in product design we are re-making packaging for products that need a makeover. I am redoing an earl grey tea put out by the company "Bigelow". The tea tastes great but the box needs some help. Here is what I have so far. I decided to make it more illustrative while keeping similar colors. Also posting a "before and after".

BEFORE:
AFTER:

Pattern Time

2009-03-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

This was one of the first patterns I made in Product Illustration. I hand painted it, scanned it in, watched the colors fall apart, and pieced it all together in photoshop. Could have been better but I really like the concept.

Some Product Illustration

2009-03-12T12:10:00.001-07:00

The assignment was too design a set of kid's bedding with a lamp to mach it. I chose rabbits mixed with a home made Victorian pattern I had a lot of fun designing.

Flight

2009-03-03T15:59:00.001-08:00

This image was all about some of the first attempts at flight. I say attempts because this model of plain could never fly also I am trying to imply that it is about to crash into the water. Anywho, acrylic on paper.
p.s. For more sand dune images go to www.smallcurd.blogspot.com

Ok

2009-02-22T19:00:00.000-08:00

So this one took a long long while to do. For illustration 4 I painted a clock maker in his surroundings trying to make him feel completely engulfed in his job, I guess. Anyways, it was annoying to do but Im happy with the way it turned out. Also, it is acrylic on arches.

Here

2009-02-14T11:49:00.000-08:00

A new post. This was done in acrylic on paper and some of the colors got lost in the scanning process soooo, crap.

Time For A New One

2009-02-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

This was a piece I did recently for my product illustration class. The assignment was to make a design for a band shirt. I did this one in acrylic on paper and really liked it until I added the text digitally. Im thinking about going in and putting something other than a band name on the wall with paint and most likely keeping it a lot classier. Also, the hat will not be in a revised version either, I painted that seperitely and put it in on the computer. Anywho, yep yep yep.

Sooooo..... Some Political Work. Eh?

2009-01-26T11:10:00.000-08:00

For illustration 4, we had to do a piece involving the word "waterfall" so I was like "hey, political stuff! Why the hell not?" and did a piece about the economy. Interpret it however you want. I guess. oh well, its acrylic on paper.

Collage

2009-01-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well, I figure it's just about time I put up another one of those pesky old posts. I haven't done much stuff lately so I figured I would put up some older stuff. This was one of my first attempts at collage and mixed media. We had to do a little self portrait as an in-class assignment. Also, a new semester is upon us and even better, A NEW PRESIDENT!

NEWWWW....ish

2009-01-11T13:30:00.000-08:00

Time for a new post! It's been a while. So this is a piece all about a super crazy house hold I guess. I did this with acrylic and ink. Enjoy, I think.

one last thought

2008-12-30T16:19:00.000-08:00

I was going to post this earlier but i forgot to, so i post now. It's just a little page from my sketch book that i liked ok.

yep

2008-12-30T15:19:00.000-08:00

So I haven't been too good about keeping up on this whole blog thing so I guess.. yeah, my bad. Anyway, I have a picture to post that i have been meaning to put up for a while.

Couldn't Sleep...

2008-12-02T06:12:00.000-08:00

Sooooo....... WHY NOT POST A PICTURE!! :D Anywho, I feel like posting my promotional piece I did in Pro Prac this semester. It was painted in acrylic. enjoy please.

My New Page

2008-11-29T16:55:00.001-08:00

Well, I figured I needed to start a new page because all my friends are doing it, soooo, yeah. I have a lot of work I want to show and a whole lot of stuff to rant, rave, and laugh about. Since this page is first and for most about my illustration work, i will start by posting an illustration. If it works of course. Have a great day!