tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31624158950389634922011-07-28T05:46:35.323-07:00So I thought I would start to chronicle my artistic journey through painting and drawing in an effort to inspire/motivate myself to aspire to greater heights. Wow that was long winded. Anyways I'll post some recent stuff soon and as I grow as an artist hopefully the change will be evident as I post newer works online... All Artwork is for sale and available @ www.JohnGagne.comJohn Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162415895038963492.post-58588202424959855472010-10-06T09:32:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:37:00.419-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylkPI1EQI/AAAAAAAAADo/xlVUqdDOnBA/s1600/100_3665.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylkPI1EQI/AAAAAAAAADo/xlVUqdDOnBA/s400/100_3665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524972884834193666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKyljVR_-NI/AAAAAAAAADg/Mq6rpak4Zl8/s1600/100_3664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKyljVR_-NI/AAAAAAAAADg/Mq6rpak4Zl8/s400/100_3664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524972869303400658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKyljOvzLSI/AAAAAAAAADY/aosRkVg98i4/s1600/100_3663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKyljOvzLSI/AAAAAAAAADY/aosRkVg98i4/s400/100_3663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524972867549343010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylQ18oziI/AAAAAAAAADQ/2VzBPMj_fis/s1600/100_3662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylQ18oziI/AAAAAAAAADQ/2VzBPMj_fis/s400/100_3662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524972551654657570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylB-2T5QI/AAAAAAAAADI/ngp2OpFVHL8/s1600/100_3661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/TKylB-2T5QI/AAAAAAAAADI/ngp2OpFVHL8/s400/100_3661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524972296346002690" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3162415895038963492-5858820242495985547?l=johngagne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162415895038963492.post-61246287250886164022009-07-29T18:42:00.000-07:002009-07-29T18:45:59.234-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SnD66Te6YTI/AAAAAAAAACg/2R0skYo-ezY/s1600-h/Blue_Girl_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SnD66Te6YTI/AAAAAAAAACg/2R0skYo-ezY/s400/Blue_Girl_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364063035767546162" border="0" /></a><br />A recent drawing that I was quiet pleased with!<br /><br />9" by 12"<br />Carbon on paper heightened with white.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3162415895038963492-6124628725088616402?l=johngagne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162415895038963492.post-48119515802641261502009-07-29T18:37:00.000-07:002009-07-29T18:42:09.488-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SnD50PKZWvI/AAAAAAAAACY/YQTjwvbuq70/s1600-h/Winter_Portrait_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SnD50PKZWvI/AAAAAAAAACY/YQTjwvbuq70/s400/Winter_Portrait_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364061832016911090" border="0" /></a><br />"Winter Portrait"<br />16" by 20"<br />oil on Panel<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3162415895038963492-4811951580264126150?l=johngagne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162415895038963492.post-36359152381035987832008-09-28T11:14:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:34:35.300-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L7X4XhXI/AAAAAAAAABg/Kuh1Jg_5JUk/s1600-h/alla_prima_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139911420446066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L7X4XhXI/AAAAAAAAABg/Kuh1Jg_5JUk/s400/alla_prima_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> Alla Prima studies after Richard Schmid<br />oil on canvas<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L7usir5I/AAAAAAAAABo/w9WeLHdf3oI/s1600-h/Alla_Prima_study_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139917544861586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L7usir5I/AAAAAAAAABo/w9WeLHdf3oI/s400/Alla_Prima_study_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8K30q0I/AAAAAAAAABw/f6c9--bibvY/s1600-h/Sculpture_study_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139925108370242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8K30q0I/AAAAAAAAABw/f6c9--bibvY/s400/Sculpture_study_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sculpture studies arter Charles Bargue;<br />all pencil on paper, mechanical, graphite and charcoal.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8YC_GRI/AAAAAAAAAB4/OcaukFXrvyg/s1600-h/study_1_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139928644851986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8YC_GRI/AAAAAAAAAB4/OcaukFXrvyg/s400/study_1_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8Qj_t9I/AAAAAAAAACA/tcBmIpm3Z9I/s1600-h/Study_after_Charles_Bargue_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139926635821010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_L8Qj_t9I/AAAAAAAAACA/tcBmIpm3Z9I/s400/Study_after_Charles_Bargue_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3162415895038963492-3635915238103598783?l=johngagne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162415895038963492.post-2717824328445356192008-09-28T10:45:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:08:08.013-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GSErT1CI/AAAAAAAAABY/yC32CvghqAQ/s1600-h/Study_of_Girls_Face_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133704332629026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GSErT1CI/AAAAAAAAABY/yC32CvghqAQ/s400/Study_of_Girls_Face_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> Masters copy sketch; conte on paper<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHXNur7I/AAAAAAAAAAw/f8oH3TyRMNY/s1600-h/Alex_portrait_1_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133520330272690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHXNur7I/AAAAAAAAAAw/f8oH3TyRMNY/s400/Alex_portrait_1_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> Painting of my brother alex :) oil on canvas<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHbsp8NI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Mh1gOmNFlVo/s1600-h/Apples_at_Midnight_lol_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133521533726930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHbsp8NI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Mh1gOmNFlVo/s400/Apples_at_Midnight_lol_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> still life study "apples at midnight" oil on canvas<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHkJiUCI/AAAAAAAAABA/L484GuGkur0/s1600-h/Raskolnikov_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133523802345506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GHkJiUCI/AAAAAAAAABA/L484GuGkur0/s400/Raskolnikov_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> portrait of raskolnikov from the novel crime and punishment. Really a mash up of several portraits including a self portrait to make one composite.</div><div>Oil on triple primed canvas.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GINa1TiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/85xjfqDExaQ/s1600-h/Sleep_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133534880747042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GINa1TiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/85xjfqDExaQ/s400/Sleep_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> "sleep" </div><div>water colour, acrylic, and india ink on watercolour paper.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GH5HgPnI/AAAAAAAAABI/b91la4QGsx0/s1600-h/reaper_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251133529430965874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_GH5HgPnI/AAAAAAAAABI/b91la4QGsx0/s400/reaper_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Reaper illustration I was asked to do by a friend. </div><div>India ink on watercolour paper</div><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div><br /><br /></div><p><br /> </p><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><div><br /><br /> </div></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_EIjzMCrI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ZOIc2g27eWQ/s1600-h/weird_little_Guy_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251131341865224882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPsUtBxvcVs/SN_EIjzMCrI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ZOIc2g27eWQ/s400/weird_little_Guy_by_MyOwnInvention.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p>little alien guy, :) oils</p><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3162415895038963492-271782432844535619?l=johngagne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Gagnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330102693487388222noreply@blogger.com0