Poppies at the studio

Gerri Williams, one of our favorite prop stylists who comes into the prop business a bunch, and with whom I have worked on shoots, was in our studio last week styling for Shop Smart. She left a bunch of poppies on my desk.

Got inspired to take a quick pic yesterday at the studio when I was there by myself. One of the great things about the weekends is the studio is empty and the prop business is empty. Found a backdrop, a surface and a vase and there you have it. A nice little set for poppies that were just about to drop their petals. Even crumbling these flowers were spectacular.

drawing...

Still can get enough of this drawing and painting program. Gotta get back at taking pics but this sure is fun.

Heart on a string...

A quick little drawing. Remember the loved ones in one month..Valentine's day

painting from a shot of a model I photographed....

OK, OK....you can see my OCD tendencies now. I got this software on thursday and I can't stop!

More fun with Artrage...

Having more fun with the Artrage software. Brought my Wacom tablet from the studio to the apartment and trying to get a grip (literally!) on how to make my hands, via the pen, do what my brain wants them to do. Sorta frustrating but so enjoyable for me. I want to find people who use this software and see their work. I have a feeling there must be Artrage virtuosos hiding on the web!

computer "painting"...

Today I bought a new software (Artrage) and tonight I was trying to learn the software and I did
my first computer "painting"....I am looking forward to understanding this application
and to using it with my tablet instead of my finger (clumsy) and my tracking pad (small) on my mac.

This piece is so not anything but I loved how you can see that it let's you do "oil", "watercolor", "chalk", "airbrush", and blending, etc.

Rainy and snowy day perfect for studio work

Well, today is New Year's Eve...for some of you it is already 2010. Happy New Year to everyone and only good things for the coming year.

In NYC it was wet and snowy and gray. A very good time to just stay in the studio and make some pictures. I am working on a food photography promo and since the studio was empty I took advantage and did some new pics. I even ended up doing a bit of food styling. The rice pilaf is from the new Gordon Ramsey book titled Cooking for Friends. It was delicious. Just needed some salt. The pumpkins I had sitting around the studio from a shoot in October so their expiration date was fast approaching. The mushrooms we bought today at Whole Foods. I could not tell if the shoppers were excited or frantic or a combination of both. Everyone will be able to relax once the holidays are past and winter settles in for the season.