Concept art and first wood paintings

As per usual I had to plan everything out before I started... 😅 I made these paintings using the dimensions of the wood pieces to see how much detail I could get in to the space. They were supposed to be quick sketches, but I've really never been able to just do a quick sketch! So they ended up taking a bit longer than I wanted... I really enjoyed painting in circles though! 

My first painting ended up being done on a piece of a broken chopping board that I found. I wanted to test how the gouache would react over the primer that I had sprayed on it. I think it turned out really nice, and I ended up giving it to my grandfather as a gift. 

After I finished the bird I was pretty excited to start on the wood slices, here are my first few...

There's really nothing quite like changing up your materials and your work environment to help start feeling inspired again!