Alan Stewart and Aaron D. Spurgeon. Illustrating and Sketching

I do like it when an artist or illustrator puts sketches of their work on their blog.

Those unfinished doodles with colour references or notes to themselves are fascinating to see.

They give an insight into how the person thinks and constructs their ideas, a process some people

feel is too private or embarrassing to reveal to the public eye.

Alan Stewart hails from Ottawa and his work looks like this…

It’s either a confident artist who feels happy to expose themselves in this way or perhaps someone

who is more open and willing to learn from the comments of those who might scrutinise and give

praise, or not, with their remarks and feedback.

Aaron D Spurgeon is based in Pasadena and his work is like this..

It’s fascinating to see how Aaron builds up this piece, first with paint and then on the computer.

A bravery award goes to both artists for their fearlessness and desire to grow.

Aaron’s blog has a wealth of links to other talented artists, check them out here.