The Truth Can Be Hard

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It's been a little while since my last post, I have a few pieces that I will be able to post soon, but I am excited about this newest painting so I'm going to give you guys this one first.

The Truth Can Be Hard, 18"x24", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2014

"The Truth Can Be Hard" is the second piece in my "Creationist" series. It is another commentary on the Young Earth Creationist movement that is happening in our society. It is scary that certain people don't respond to a progressive scientific outlook on the history of our planet and Universe. Homo Sapiens have been on Earth for an estimated 200,000 years, which is still just the blink of an eye in the grand scheme of things. And to think that some people believe we lived along side dinosaurs is just a bit too naive to take seriously. So that is what this series is about. People who blind themselves to the world surrounding them, in order to somehow feel closer to God. It's also a good reason to be able to paint dinosaurs, for whom I have always had a passion. This series has revitalized my love of dinosaurs, and I feel I have reached a new level of artistic satisfaction through this passion for the subject matter.

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Smilodon and Elasmotherium

I have just finished another two paintings in my ongoing Prehistoric Creatures series. The most recent four in the series have all been mammals that lived millions of years after the dinosaurs went extinct. I plan to do seven of these mammals and then go back to dinosaurs, maybe group them into Prehistoric Creatures Series 1, Series 2, etc. They are all for sale, but they have been snatched up quick, so if anyone as inquiries on pricing, please email me at owweberillustration@gmail.com . I have been doing pencil portraits of many prehistoric animals on my instagram account, and these two have gotten the most likes, which is a great way of knowing which creature to paint next for this series. Smilodon is very well know. Along with the Woolly Mammoth, it's one of the most well known extinct creatures from the Early Pleistocene era. It was only a matter of time before I was going to paint this guy. I wanted to show it in a way that was not often depicted. We've all see

The Magic Feather

This is a piece I did for the Running with Paintbrushes blog Scott, Becca, and I are doing. The assignment was to do a young adult oriented image based on "Flight". Mine is more of a children's piece. I had a great time doing this piece, and am really happy with the final product. Really fun, got to take my subject matter less seriously. The Magic Feather , 11" x 17", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2010.

Frostbite and Irish Elk

Yesterday, I received my contributor copy of Elder Sign: Omens of Ice which holds the painting "Frostbite" that I painted for it last year. The idea behind it was that it was a man who had been frostbitten in his hands and face, in a New England town in the early 20th c., I believe. The AD wanted him screaming and being brought into an ambulance. I love doing this type of stuff, but I'm never given these types of assignments, so I was very excited. And a word to the wise, don't google image search "frostbite", it's truly awful to look at. Here is the sketch that I came up with: Frostbite Sketch, 12" x 8", Pencil. The AD thought the screaming mouth was a bit too much, so I closed it and went ahead with the painting. Here is the final: Frostbite , 12" x 8", oil on paper on masonite, 2015. ©Fantasy Flight Games Another piece that I just finished and then immediately sold was my "Irish Elk" piece. This animal w

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