change of address

hello all

 

please send me emails at

 

jonomsn@hotmail.com

 

this is temporary until i have a new mailing address.

thanks guys. hope to hear from you all :)

once in a blue moon

hey everybody.

ok so a bit doen the page you will find some renders from snail trail.
since then the lighting has been tweaked and improved, the scenes
have been broken down and rendered in seperate layers and
then comped back together to make the final shots for the film
and so now that the film is very close to being being finished
i just want to post some of these final images so you can get
a feel for the look of the film.

ofcourse...
an animators work is never complete so once i have
every single shot back to back then i may still
tweak all these again to keep a continuity in lighting, color
and quality through out the film.

sorry that updates are so scare but hey,
i dont even know if anybody looks at this blog :)

hey..this is my office

getting back into the swing

as usual my timing is impeccable. we are all nearing holidays but I have decided that now is the time for me to get back into art so now im trying to draw a little everyday and have started painting again - but that's mainly on Saturdays. also doing allot of research into the great artists of old on the net. mostly the nine old men and then some other greats from the Warner studios and also some current greats. soon I will add link to some amazing sites for all of you interested in animation and character drawing/ acting.

anyway I started a new painting last week that is starting to get quite interesting.
its a very expressionistic piece of work, reflecting on the recent past. I have just come through a very dark and depressing time. I wanted to capture it.
its a grotesque figure study. i did not have a model. it basically grew from a rough gesture sketch.

i will post a picture of it as soon as possible, but for now i have a very inspirational image by an artist called Egon Schiele. enjoy

the latest

hey all

its been months since youve been updated i know.
ive been really busy and got out of the whole posting, blogging, myspace, internet thing!

Well, here are some pics from the animated childrens film i am currently directing.

The story is about a young snail who leaves his home on the compost heap to embark on a journey across the yard toward the mulberry tree of his dreams.
Along the way he encounters danger and must make a new friend who will help him on his way.

The film is five minutes long and being produceed by www.anamazing.co.za

me

terrry tate is a Nancy boy

thats right, terry tate is a little sissy girl compared to Bronson Du Preez.
Tis is a madman. it said that he feeds off the liver of honeybadgers to
gain his supernatural strength and vicious superiority in the ring.
If you ever see him in the street please don't call him Susan and try not to feed him,
he might follow you home.


Pictue (above) Bronson du Preez
just minutes after hunting, killing
and eating a family of honeybadgers.