Portion of Image by Jed Henry http://jedart.blogspot.com/This week's highlight is Jed's Sketch Emporium!
Jed Henry is a BYU Alumni that directed Kites, a Student Emmy winning short film. Even though he graduated with a bachelors degree in Animation, he now works as an illustrator. His blog is more than sketches. It's all sorts of illustrations using mediums from pastels to watercolor. I like this blog because his work has a strong cultural influence. He lived in Japan for a while, and it showed in his earlier pieces. Of course like a growing artist, he's moving along to different focuses. He has pieces from when he visited Hawaii, watched his wife's volleyball team, and when he was in the Las Vegas Airport. He drew from all around him. Drawing from life is a very good way of improving your skill.
I like how Jed has played with a lot of different mediums. For his children illustrations, his pieces are very simple, soft, and childlike. His sketches are very loose and free. And his watercolors are very expressive. But the thing that's neat to see is that he has a distinct style. Even though he has played with all sorts of mediums, he is confident with his style. That's a difficult task for a new artist. That comes with constant consistent practice.
Jed Henry's blog is interesting to visit because this is a regularly updated blog of a budding artist in the professional world. For those new are experienced, all of us can take a page out of Jed's book and learn something different.
