The Art of Jeffery Paul Hebert

Bridal Path 2 sitting waiting again. No better time to capture the forest than as the sun's coming up. This was done using Autodesk SketchBook on my Galaxy Note 8. #Sketchbook #Autodesk #art #Digital #painting #everydaymatters https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMSTBHAWDL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17f31u9psu06p

DONE! My first watercolor/gouache Sketchbook is filled (except for like 2 pages). Think took me from 2014 to 2018 to fill because I wasn't religious about filling it. I will be with the next one. I hope to label the next few by months 😉 #traditional #art #artofinstagram #good_gouache #illustrationnow #gouache #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAleh2ggq3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=194jgpi9ze7g

#Monday lunchtime sketch. I was thinking as I sketched how different fishing for a kid is nowadays. Instead of a coke in hand it's a phone or a screen. They miss so much of the world around them. Hit that reaction button. Share if you want! #practice #learning #art #Sketchbook #Moleskine #traditional #rockwell

I especially found some joy in this one this week. I hope you all enjoy! #practice #learning #portrait #traditional #training #Moleskine #watercolor #rockwell #windsornewton

I thought it would be fun to show you all the finish of last Wednesday's work in progress. I learned a lot about mixing color with this one. I also found a new favorite color. Payne's Grey. It's a beautiful Blue Grey that can make for wonderful shadows. Instead of Black, try a Payne's Grey and Burnt Umber mix. I hope you all like it. Sue Benoit Goddard, I'm so glad you like this and I know you will cherish it :-) #Traditional #Art #watercolor #WIP "A Little Stroll" By Jeffery Paul Hebert 9x12 Arches Watercolor 140lb

Well after the last post bombed (jess won't be getting stripes lol) I thought I'd make up for it with some art. I love this guy's work, he's.... Oh wait that's mine! Here it is folks, my first "studio" piece in watercolor. This is a 9x12 painting done using Windsor&Newton artist series paints and Arches 140lb paper. I learned so much doing this. From learning how to use masking fluid to allowing myself to be free while doing the background. The biggest lesson I learned and can pass on is use quality paints and paper. It makes a world of difference! I hope you all enjoy, and if you were wondering... This is a Cassowary. A prehistoric looking bird done in homage to 2 of my biggest influences, Mr. Aaron Blaise and Mr. James Gurney. #watercolor #learning #study #art #traditional #bird

Here a nice challenge study I had fun with. Figuring out how to get the shadow across his his hand and arm was a fun exercise. In case you were wondering, the original is a Saturday evening post cover named "Guilding the eagle" by Norman Rockwell. The shirt was fun with all the folds 😀 done in my moleskin 5x7 Sketchbook with Windsor & Newton Cotman watercolors. I finished a bit with Royal watercolor pencils. #practice #learning #portrait #traditional #training #Moleskine #watercolor #rockwell

This seemed appropriate with what what my family's going through. A couple of Rockwell studies from "A Day in the life of a boy". The last 2 in the series of small portraits in the painting, these hit home when looking for something to practice. I may do a large painting based on one of these two, stay tuned. I hope you enjoy this, this one was particularly therapeutic. #studies #watercolor #practice #portrait #traditional #art #dog

Here's a couple of really fun studies from today. These are heads from Norman Rockwell's "A Day in a boys life". Lots of fun and I couldn't help but see my little boy in these. Lol those ears! I hope you all are enjoying these as much as I am doing them. I'm more than half way through my watercolor sketchbook 😁 #master #study #Sketchbook #watercolor #practice #portrait #traditional #art

More Norman Rockwell Master Studies. This time I added the man himself.

More master studies. Two more of my favorite heads from Norman Rockwell's "The Gossips". These two were very enjoyable. I loved painting the lady. These were done using Windsor & Newton Cotman watercolors in a 5x7 Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. #study #Sketchbook #watercolor #practice #learning #portrait #traditional

Here's a little Sunday football sketch. This is my first time using gouache paint. For those of you that don't know, gouache (pronounced gwash) is an opaque watercolor paint. It's challenging but I like being able to start dark and go to light. I used a very limited palette to start my gouache journey. Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, and Ivory Black. This paint is nice as it let's you paint like watercolor, with washes and soft gradients. But when you need to you can use thicker paint for details. I also got a cheap 1\2 inch square brush that makes a nice Sketchbook brush. Expect to see more as I experiment. What do you all think? #experiment #painting #traditional #Sketchbook #Moleskine

InkTober Day 13 - Golem In Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated anthropomorphic being, magically created entirely from inanimate matter. The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material (usually out of stone and clay) in Psalms and medieval writing. I may finish out the month doing studies of the masters. #inktober #inking #mythicalbeasts

#inktober Day 12 - Fairies A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural. I chose to depict my fairy with the inspection look. As I feel that's what they'd really look like. I did the inking for this using a nib pen and Dr. Martin's Bombay ink and Copic Markers. #inktober #inktober2015 #inking #Traditional #Mythical #Beasts #mythology #fairy #folklore

I'm very happy to be able to share my latest commission with you all. Meet Rocco. The following is a quote from the client (I'll let her chime in if she feels like it 😀) and probably one of the best things to here when doing commissions. "you truly did exceed my expectations. I feel like I'm looking into Rocco's eyes... You captured our dog beautifully..." That's why I do it folks. She's happy, I'm happy 😊. I wanted to emphasize the wonderful silhouette of the boys head, and the beautiful golden galaxy eyes. Done using Sketchbook for Android, Sketchbook Pro and Corel Painter 2015. My trusty Wacom Cintiq Companion Hybrid was the tool. #Sketchbook #autodesksketchbook #Wacom #corel #digitalart #painting

InkTober day 9 - Scottish Fold Kitten Took a break from mythological creatures for cute today. Truth be told I enjoy these much more 😁 #inktober #inktober2015 #inking #Traditional

INKtober Day 8 - The Minotaur The Minotaur was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, on the command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. #inktober #inktober2015 #inking #Traditional #Mythical #Beasts #Mythology