20th Artist anniversary, and a Digital Illustration Workshop

I have been in the freelance business over 20 years and the past  maybe 8 years I have been using digital media in my studio work. I have perfected a very traditional media look to my digital drawings and paintings. After talking with Jim Reinman with 4d Studios we have decided to offer a work shop on my technique in photoshop, and show some of my work, talk shop Etc. There will be snacks and drinks.  And maybe some light music (still looking into that)

Please call 4D Studios, LLC at 813-873-9400 

before June 7th, 2014 from 7-9pm

or you can email: info@4dstudiosllc.com 

(header: Digital Illustration Workshop)

It is $40 fee pre-paid amount 

(and for students there is %50 discount)

I am really hoping to have a great gathering of friends! if your not an artist still come and enjoy the art show. There will be snacks and beverages! Address is 2511 e. Swann Ave in Tampa,fl

I can mail you a flyer if you like, thank you for your support!

Caricature Classes starting up again on April 1st, 2013

Classes LIVE locally in Largo with Lars-Erik Robinson

I am very thrilled to once again Caricature Class at the Largo Community Center, starting up again in April 1st if we get at least 6 signed up 

Here is how you can find out more information

Call and sign up with your payment today

727-518-3131 or call me 727-422-0668

"Caricatures Classes with Lars-Erik Robinson" 

  

A little blurry this is what is says:
"Lars-Erik Robinson, a talented caricature, illustrator and portrait artist, will teach you the art of drawing caricatures of friends and family and even celebrities. In this 4 week class you will learn to get a realistic likeness in your a fun and friendly atmosphere. 

(Some supplies are included. A materials list is available.

Prices:

$45 Resident with Cards

$ 56.25 Non Resident with Cards

$68.25 With out Cards

(Cards are good for both Largo and Pinellas Park)

Recreation Cards Cost:

$10 a year for Residents

Non-Residents

$59 a year, $39 for 6month, and $24 for three months.

Mondays from 7 – 9pm
(Minimum of 6 students) As of today we have 5 signed up

*Call to be placed on the interest list. 

*Classes starting soon! 

Largo Community Center 

400 Alternate Keene Rd

Largo, FL 33773 

727-518-3131

www.largocommunitycenter.com"

Read more on this on the website above or pick up the "Play Magazine"
I am looking forward to seeing you all there!

Thank you Eileen Crowell (arts coordinator for the City of Largo)
Here is my brain storm on the class:

Name: "Start your week out learning Art-Tainment (Caricatures) with Lars"

Short Description:

Week 1: First thing I will be all set up for a retail style Caricature booth with display and all. I would then draw a demonstration off a photo reference received from other fellow artist. I will have the drawing recorded and to be projected on a screen projector. They can observe the 5-7 quick Caricature in Black and white, and then another 5- minutes to add the color. I will then ask them to draw each other on the spot, get to know each other, and also so I can see the level of the students. The rest of the day talk history, foundations, and other links to references. Assignment is to do a value chart, draw shapes with shading in a medium of choice

week2: Have all your own sketch book to take notes, and sketch in to share with teacher. Importance of seeing shapes, squinting, sketching  from a photographs or the fellow student in front of you, critiques will be done with trace over lays by Lars.

week3: Demonstrate Traditional mediums, digital medium Caricatures and tricks in photshop for studio Caricatures. Home work continue to work on studio Caricature off a photo of a famous person or from photos supplied of my choosing. I will also be working a studio piece that you will be able to follow as the students work on there own work. Your final art work will be due at end of the month for grading.

week 4: I will continue to share news about the feild, share personal stories, work on private commissions right in the class that you will be able to along with, ask questions, while following my steps. You will be working on your final assignment in class, followed by me critiquing the Caricature art with a trace over lay or in photoshop showing pointers on how to improve. I encourage all my students to continue to keep me in the loop of your progress even after the class is over, but the further along you take the class with me the more advanced and harder the courses will be!

Sign Up Today:
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Lars-Erik Robinson 727-422-0668

or

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Warren Ankerberg

400 Alt Keene Rd
Largo, FL 33771
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Phil Portrait for Phil Phest 2013

I am always so honored to have my client of 8 years hire me to draw live Caricatures for their Melanoma fund raiser and remembrance to their son Phillip A. Bryant that died of Skin Cancer. Please check out the link here http://www.pab40foundation.org/events.html . This year the also commissioned me to do a portrait/Caricature of him for there advertising! Here is what I have so far and more to come! Please help pray for Jason Seiler friend, teacher, great artist, and father of two wonderful girls that is going thru divorce with his wife, and I hope his two daughters are able to deal with this difficult time! Good night and God bless!

Sizes

11-14" $75.00 USD  16-20" $99.00 USD  18-24 $125.00 USD

 

The winner of the guess question on Matt Damon

I ran a question on a close up of a drawing I did of Matt Damon on my facebook fan page, and twitter and my college classmate from Ringling College of Art and Design Talmage Watson guess it right. He won a free drawing by me, so he wanted his son drawn.

Published work in Bass Angler Magazine Fall Issue

Thank you again Mark Lassagne for the steady work. I did some coloring on another artist Josh Mathus inking, the client thought he was to complicated to work with. I left an email with the artist but no answer so why not comic books do it all the time.
The other article was really fun and I was able to take a really old dying man, and do an Illustration from his last wish to catch that big bass! Well enjoy.

   

Matt Damon Sketch and Final

Hello Again ,
Like a said before, when I first saw that the Caricaturama showdown 3000 competition on Facebook was having Matt Damon as the featured caricature subject, I could not resist! I did the sketch in my water color Moleskin sketch book, and then while I was at my retail booth at Pier 60, Clearwater beach I had the opportunity to add some color to the sketch. I used Gouache and I really like that I can have it waterdown in washes but it is tricky because it tends to really want to be opaque and flat! I am pleased with it. I think the medium requeres less of an absorbent surface, does anyone know of any papers or boards to use with gouache?
I did not use any photoshop on it and I might in the future on changes, because for a while I did not have any of my Power PC (later programs in Mac). I am now recently acquired the brand new CS6 full suite, and Office 2011! Have a great day 

   
 
                                                   

Mixed emotions about this years ISCA convention

For the first year I am having some really mixed emotions about seeing some of the other fellow artist at the International Society of Caricature Artist. Some of the newer Caricature artist drew me really mean but with raw truth, so I can not blame them because it is the truth! I have a problem sometimes being too social (to a point of being annoying), and I need to learn to focus on the goal, and be less social. There is a saying "sometimes less is more" and "not everyone is going to like you"! The people that drew me at last years convention. in St Petersburg Fl,  are very talented and I commend them for bringing this truth to the surface! It did not help me to invite one of them to be a roommate at the convention, and received a really hash reality slap message. I have never before cared about what other people think of me, and usually people that know me, that I am strange (and I am proud of it)! There is a difference at these conventions because we are all looked at a strange and creative in the real outside world, and I believe this is a type bullying within a society. I used to feel very comfortable in this environment, and hope it will not be so different but it is! This whole situation almost gives me a feeling of not going, but I have decided to reverse it and face the challenge and learn to draw. I also might just ignor everyone and just focus on learning, network (with whom ever talks to me) and try to win some prizes! I am going to use this feeling to add to the creative fuel at this years Convention! Try to love your enemy!

I just pray to god to give me peace and help me know the real reason for on this earth! A really good friend and very talented artist told me this: "But Jesus told us to love our enemies and this is just an example, Take it on the chin and love them like Jesus does. Your actions speak louder than any spoken Gospel message! I live my faith out that way." I feel better already just writing this down! Great work artist, just wait I am getting even, let the past be the past :)
I will see you all in San Antonio Texas, in November

A Illustration of a dying mans last wish.

This is for an Illustration for BAM bass angler magazine. I wish I could share the whole piece the article, but not intil it has been published. I am sorry I have not been as active as I wanted to, but that is all about to change. Have a great day, comments always welcomed!

Grandpa Baseball Fan split in half

How are you all I know I have not been that active on here, but I do post more regulars on my Facebook fan page  and you can always call me any time at 727-422-0668. Here is a quick 11-14 pen and ink water color and pen and ink of a Grandpa that has two grandchildren on two different teams. This is what the client wanted:
"I would like a  B&W caricature of the gentleman in the photos. He’s been watching high school baseball games with me for the past four years and I’d like to give him a drawing  as a going away gift. He has two grandsons that play for two different teams thus the two hats, Braden River and Manatee. I’d like to do something with him watching a baseball game with two hats or pendants or whatever you would like to do but include both teams. I’d like something simple, on the lines of what you do at live events, which I really like."
I used the thick paper off the large printer paper a Kinkos and I thought is would work good with the water color, but it did not soak in right I should have the line work printed onto water color paper. Ohh well !

I hope you all have a Blessed Sunday, I am now off to a Jewish Festival in Tampa (The same client as the Slide show project I did not to long ago)

What Can a Bass See?

Hello Everyone!
Here is one and some close ups of the Illustrations published is the spring issue of the Bass angler Magazine, I will share more when I get the issue in the Mail! If anyones sees the issue in the store please take a picture of it! :)

I feel totally blessed to have received publications and I always pray for more! I know god will provide and show me how to advertise myself, but we all know that takes time and sometimes alot of money! I will share more on this job soon, but in the mean while here are a little  sneek peak at the article and the art I did!

"What Can a Bass See? Part 2

The UV Mystery

By Aaron LeSieur

 In this article we will discuss UV light, some of its’ properties and if bass have the physical ability to detect it visually.  You may be asking yourself why you should be concerned with UV light in regards to bass fishing.  Because there are bait and scent companies, like Pro Cure, Persuader and Tightlines UV, currently using UV properties in their manufacturing process to potentially attract bass."

I used my self for reference! :)

Bass Angler Illustrations

I am so honored and really like how my work came out in this Spring edition of Bass Angler magazine. The two eyes of a human and fish eyes are interesting, and I received a large full page Illustration. The Shallow Bass Article really should have had a full page spot, but that not up to me. Thank you Mark Lassagne with Bass Angler Magazine,. There is another Illustration coming up in the next issue soon. Good night and good bless!

My logo on a banner

Wow, here is one of my Caricatures on a banner for a company called Crockin Casserole

Drawings of Lars E.R. at Isca Convention 2011

In this post are the drawings done of me, at the convention. I will also scan these pictures in soo I can post them on my website. In the meanwhile here they are for you to enjoy.

www.larserarts.com

Nathan Did this one of me he knows I am crazy ) he doesn't know why he stuck someone behind me I think she keeped following me all the time soo he had her leaching on to me !) 
Jimmy from Orlando Fl. was the one that did a normal one of me...classic!
Now Jert got the award for best Caricature for this one of me... maybe I was painting alot (I hope) Jert is a very awsome artist!

My first iPad Caricature...cool!
Lee Jackson did a couple and I was one of them , Thanks LEE
Paul from Sweden works as an artist for the Afternoon Blaget! I was soo happy to met a fellow artist and friend from my home country!
Now Sran Gardner spotted my personalty, and with all my chatting (you all know I start talking crazy when I am tired) LOL

Matt zitman drew this kind of freaky picture of me. I took it as if I was having to many post on twitter, so I closed down my Sendible account (programable tweets) for awhile, all because of this picture. (I have mixed feeling for this one, but I will get him back next year!
This one was done of one of the Masters (I don't remember the name please help me with that one thanks) This totally captures me and totally love it! 
Eve myles from Canada, had a whole under water them, and was included! Rock on
Beast draw me serving some sloop. he read on my face book that I am also a chef for a assistant living facility

HERE I AM GETTING CRAZY WITH MY RED PAINT ?!
there will be more on my http://www.larserarts.com/blog

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