Grape

Again using artist Gretchen Hancock's work as a strong influence, still life fruit will allow me to focus on broader, more blocky, strokes.

Lacking detail, fruits can be manipulated significantly with the brush.

Cherry

Looking at artist Gretchen Hancock's work allowed me to loosen the flat edge a little.

Achieving the blocky but descriptive simple strokes is where I'm looking to be.

Pixel Collision

If cubes become the focus for the next batch of work, light is going to play an integral role in bringing the piece to life.

A4 - Wood / Acrylics

Cubes themselves are simple to sketch, but ultimately boring without attention to lighting.

A4 - Wood / Acrylics

Harshly illuminating one area created some interesting ideas.

James Gandolfini - final

A3 Wood - Acrylics / Pencils

Was pretty happy to leave the piece at this point. Although not perfect, overworking the shading would've created a much darker piece than wished.