Very quick post as I need to get ready for work. Here are some of this paintings I finished up this week.
The Uranium Club will be a series based on people and events at the dawn of the atomic age. Unfortunately it will have to go on hiatus as I need to get a portfolio book together for October. I’ll try to document the progress on this blog. I’m currently accepting commissions and contract work, if you’d like email me at reachc1@yahoo.com
Nosferatu
The Uranium Club: Specimen
Tough Day
Atomicon
A few weeks ago I saw a movie called Atomic Cafe. Its basically a feature length flic with a loose plot, pieced together from Cold War era propaganda and educational films. Its hilarious, disturbing, and nothing short of genius.
Anyway, its interesting how differently we experience war and the threat of war today. Its basically like… we don’t. The threat of global destruction was omnipresent for almost 50 years. Now we are so far removed from this concept we feel invincible.
Atomic weapons have unfortunately been used before, and will surely be used again.
The future is looking bright!
For anyone following, asking themselves “Where the hell did this guy go?” the answer is this:
I’ve recently had my wisdom teeth liberated from my mouth and it did not go all too well. I’m feeling better now and a real update to the site with real art will hit the net Wednesday night.
Thanks for your patience. And a word of wisdom: If there is any way at all that you can conceivably avoid this procedure, do everything in your power to leave ‘em in there. Trust me.
See you all Wednesday.
A Brave New World
“Others will follow. They will bring you war.”
Some authors and researchers suggest that Extra Terrestrials visited Earth in the distant past. It is hypothesized that ET provided us with knowledge, technology, religion, and perhaps even the ability to evolve to our “advanced” state. Evidence does exist in cave paintings, ancient figurines, the bible, the bhagavad gita, and in ancient artifacts and structures that can be interpreted as evidence that this is indeed the case.
I won’t pass judgement on the theory here, but it really is fascinating once you get into it.
Fleet Commander (c) Chris Reach
I added a bit of polish to my Fleet Commander drawing. Much better now, I think.
Perhaps it was the Roswell anniversery last week, or my near obsessive listening to Escape Pod since learning of it’s existence, but I’ve had sci-fi on the brain recently. Still, it didn’t stop me from cleaning up an older semi-historical drawing of a Hospitaller Knight.
Defender of Acre (c) Chris Reach
Check back tomorrow for some gallery revamps.
Here are some WIPs from my newest Black and White piece “Fleet Commander”. The final can be found below, as well as in the brand spanking new Black and White section of the Paintings page.
Fleet Commander (c) Chris Reach
EDIT: This piece has been updated. Check the latest post!
New images and new galleries are active. Click above to check them out.
Also, this week I entered the D&D Pinup challenge, over at Jon Schindehette’s ArtOrder blog, with my Half-Orc Pinup.
Check out my submission and other’s entries and get involved with upcoming challenges. Its a great community and Jon gives excellent advice for anyone interested in the industry.
Isn’t she adorable?
The new site will be up shortly. If you would like to contact me, please e-mail reachc1 (at) yahoo.com
