Owen William Weber Illustration

This will be one of my upcoming Sw!pe Magazine submission.  They are asking for museum specific pieces for the next issue, so I thought I would show a subject I witness day in day out.  So many people come to the museum after flying great distances, or they just get over stimulated, at least those are the reasons I would like to believe in which someone would fall asleep at a museum.  Some people may just be plain bored, but this is something I see most days as I work.  There is also something brilliantly honest about a man sleeping next to historically important artwork.  No matter how much money or fame a piece can have, some people just don't think it's important.  I love that so much. Sleeping (Degas) - 11" x 16", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2010.

I know this is a very subtle change, but I think it enhances it a lot.  While I was at GenCon, a very insightful art director told me that this piece was looking very flat.  One of his suggestions was to just put a coolness to the background, easy enough when there are such tools as photoshop.  While I was on the plane back, I realized how much atmosphere there is when looking down from above.  I think this piece instantly became so much better.

Just got back from Gencon in Indianapolis.  This was the most successful con I have been to yet.  Great times, tons of new and old friends to see again, and a lot of great criticism/excitement for my artwork.  Hopefully I will be getting some new clients soon.  Thanks to all who were there, I had a blast and can't wait to be back next year.

I just finished this piece in preparation for the upcoming GenCon in Indianapolis, IN.  I am very happy with the action and the sense of vertigo that is happening in this piece.  It was a lot of fun to painting the horse; I have always been intimidated by horses and armor, which I think both came out pretty good.  It's nice to do some ridiculous high fantasy every once in a while, brings me back to my roots and the reason I was interested in illustration in the first place. Panticore Attack , 13" x 15", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2010. 

This is the 3rd piece in my series of 4 based on Winter.  I have always be fascinated by way snow collects on certain objects.  Obviously, this piece also deals with the animals that vacate our world for the winter months, searching their dreams for warmth.  The four stone depict different creatures that hibernate.  There are more stones in the background if you look closely.  I wanted this piece to be serious in tone, but cute in depiction.  Winter: Hibernation , 27" x 9", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2010.

I just got some great news.  My painting "Winter: We Are All Stardust" was just awarded a 1st Place in the Oil and Acrylic category at the Dalton Art Show in Pittsfield, MA.  Thank you to all the people involved in the Dalton Art Guild, I am always so appreciative of the support you have given me throughout my artistic career.  I got my first artistic award from them back in Senior year of high school in the Student category for a sculpture I made of a Tapir.  Thanks for everything. 

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.