So. Last week, I tripped off to the wilds of Kentucky to participate in a week long oil painting class done by none other than Larry Elmore. We all worked on our own slight variations of the same painting, based on a recent work of his. Its been about 6 years since I've done any real oil painting. I learned quite a bit on this trip.

This is what I ended up with, and this was about the 90% complete stage.

Course, the visit to Art Mecca... err.... his studio nearly made my brain explode from the sheer awesome. But I managed to weather it well enough

*poofs off into the ether again*
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"We'll go out through the kitchen!" Tanis Half-Elven

Peter Bradley

Hey, Peter! Great to see you're alive!!
Love the painting in progress! Just don't lose your identity! Yeah, right, like that's going to happen!
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Nice to see you're still able to post. Neat art concept, and one my wife would like a lot. Me, I think the woman is perhaps too light, but that could just be the color display I'm getting...
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In the fantastical eurocentric vein given to us by EGG himself, I would say the womans coloring is "just right"
After looking at this latest piece I can see an Elmore influence in your other work as well if i am not mistaken.

Good stuff...glad to see your post.
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Holy crap!

He's back!

And...the art's still awesome.
Joe, he's always had an Elmore influence in his art, but spending time with Elmore himself will make the Elmore more apparent. I just hope it doesn't overshadow the Raphael influence that I noticed the first time I saw his art, in the heady days leading up to the release of the game.
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My small homage to E.G.G.

Good to see you around, Peter.

I like it.
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John Adams

very cool, Peter.

Wow, looks good man. That background is so utterly killer too. Just awesome stuff.

~O
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Good stuff!
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If it wasn't for Larry's art when I was just a young lad, I wouldn't be in the fantasy art field. So yes, he's a major influence.
He's also an uncommonly generous and decent bloke. More people could benefit from his example.
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Peter Bradley

Yes, agree completely. Your trees and grass/shrubs are really well done. Course the woman center-front, is pretty good too!
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+1 on Larry being a decent human being. Good dude, great artist.

PS- Nice work, Pete.