White Tree

I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry, I was really really bad at posting for over a week.

To make it up to you, here's my favorite piece in my portfolio.


16" x 20" oil on canvas

I painted this last September or October. The size on the blog doesn't do the painting justice, please click on it to view the full size.

I don't have much to say about it besides the fact that it's my favorite piece.

Closer details. Be sure to click on all of them.

Artwork belongs to H. Kerr/Kevin Schlink.
Do not redistribute/use without permission.

Watercolor and a WIP

Watercolor Trees:



Very roughly 7" x 20" watercolor on cold pressed paper.

This painting was my first time using watercolors. They aren't nearly as bad as everyone says. Common complaint from people about the paint is that "they bleed" into other parts of the painting. The solution is that you have to let it dry, a lot. You seriously can't rush. Since the paint is pretty much pigmented water (hence it's name), it's just going to blend with anything around it that is wet. Unless you are intentionally trying to get a bleedy look, you must wait for your paper to dry before moving on. Otherwise, everything will run and turn ugly, which I think is the opposite of what you're intending.

About a year after I finished this painting, we had a huge rainstorm in Connecticut. We were sent home from school because of the rain. It was awesome. However, when I got home, the rain had leaked through the roof and ceiling and decided to be right over my painting. Not an oil painting, but a watercolor.

I was able to save most of it, but you can still see some of the damage.



Otherwise, the painting is in great shape.







Bonus for today: a WIP (work in progress).




I'm still trudging along on this painting, but I swear I'm going to finish it soon.

Artwork belongs to H. Kerr/Kevin Schlink.
Do not redistribute/use without permission.

Drawing/Painting, and a song.

About 10" x 12" charcoal, pencil, colored pencil, watercolor on drawing paper.

Inspired by the World of Warcraft warlock spell "Drain Soul." No detail shots since it's large enough to not have them.

Also, I have a song to share with you all.

The Avalanche by Sufjan Stevens.
(link leads to a YouTube video.)

Artwork belongs to H. Kerr/Kevin Schlink.
Do not redistribute/use without permission.

Wednesday 13 July, 2011

Happy Wednesday evening, folks.

Light the Way:



16" x 20" tempera on canvas.

This painting was inspired by the song "Light the Way" by Athlete. You can listen to it on YouTube if you want to try and see what I was seeing when I listened to this song. I painted this entirely from my mind, listening only to that one song. It only took a few classes, but I still love this painting.

Now that I listen to the song again while looking at the painting, I find that it doesn't exactly match up with the lyrics. Funny how the mind's eye envisions something, and generally only views it that one way when you hear something, smell something, any sense. It's funny to think about, sometimes.

Some detail shots.

Artwork belongs to H. Kerr/Kevin Schlink.
Do not redistribute/use without permission.

Photo Painting - Harkness

This painting was done using a reference photo quite some time ago.

15" x 30" oil on canvas.

This was the first oil piece I had ever painted. I've come a long way in what really is a short time span. The title "photo painting" will be used whenever a piece uses a photo reference; in a way, it's cheating, but not quite. Y'know?

Detail photos below.

Artwork belongs to H. Kerr/Kevin Schlink.
Do not redistribute/use without permission.