'Geisha in the Hood' - made with coffee, pen, pencils and paint, by Daniel Grant Newton (DGN Art)

'Geisha in the Hood' by Daniel Grant Newton (DGN Art)

This is created with:

- coffee for the brown
- paint for the rich red lips and eye edge, and black eyebrows, hair and eyeliner
- pen for some of the outline
- pencil for the shading and outlines

Pythagoras Meme

A Meme I Created for Pythagoras...

Pythagoras Meme

Speaking of Pythagoras, check out Key and Peele's video on the same Theorem. And who said Maths is not fun?!?

Applying for a scholarship with a cartoon? See how I helped Anabel apply for Marie Forleo's B-School in a different way...

Created a video for Anabel, who wanted to go about getting a scholarship to Marie Forleo's B-School a little differently.  Thought I'd share it with my favourite people.  See below all this text.

If you don't know Marie Forleo, but are interested in creating an awesome business, you can check her website out at: marieforleo.com or rhhbschool.com

If you don't know Anabel, but are interested in having a happy lasting relationship, check out her cool method here: happyblueprints.com.au

P.S. I don't have rights to the Marie Forleo picture below, but I wanted to show you what she looks like so the cartoon made sense.  If the people at Marie Forleo want me to take it down, please email me at danielgrantnewton (AT) gmail (DOT) com, and I will do it immediately.

Marie Forleo Cartoon

Anabel Cartoon

The Scarecrow That Ate The Crows

I'm sure there is a story somewhere in this digital art piece of a scarecrow who has eaten a whole lot of crows.  There is something more to it.  A story untold.

I don't know why I made it so bright either, since it is sort of a creepy idea, but it actually makes it almost more creepy.  I also made it bleed the lines a fair bit to denote movement.  So it sort of looks like it comes out of some twisted kid's book.  

Anyway, if you have read The Last King of Shambhala, you probably get some of the symbols in the piece.

Have a good weekend and talk more soon!

The Scarecrow That Ate The Crows by Daniel Grant Newton (DGN)

Launching DGN Productions soon...

Hello there friends in cyber-land.  Thought I'd let you in on a new project I am launching.  It is called DGN Productions, and will essentially be an online hub for my art, novels and comics.  Pretty exciting stuff!  

I'll let you know more closer to the date (early March).  In the meantime, here is a design motif I will use throughout the website.  I finished designing it last night and you are the first peeps to see it!  - Daniel

DGN Productions motif

Untitled Picture Error &^ ... a digital self portrait

"The Queen's Vision" - a new painting by Daniel Grant Newton (DGN)

The Queen's Vision by Daniel Grant Newton (DGN) - painting

Progress

Sketched out

Underpainting

Mark out details

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Finishing touches

A Mad New Painting for You from your friend Daniel Grant Newton, channeling (or inspired by, rather) the brilliance of Marc Chagall

Hey friend,

Hope 2014 is going as well for you as it is for me.

Recently I have been immersing myself in art, as well as my writing and an exciting comic I am creating (which you'll need to subscribe to ensure you get it when it comes out!).

Anyway, at the moment I have become obsessed with the work of Marc Chagall, and especially his paintings of green fiddlers (which inspired the musical Fiddler on the Roof, and I suspect may have inspired The Mighty Boosh too).  

It feels somehow as if these characters have been living in the depths of my mind forever, and now that I have seen them they are free to run around my mind.  Marc Chagall's paintings are below:

The Fiddler by Marc Chagall

Green Violinist by Marc Chagall

Interestingly, the fiddler represents the big moments of life, as they were used to play at births, weddings and deaths ... which is fitting, because right now I feel we have seen the death of 2013 and all that came with it, and the birth of 2014, the best year of our lives so far.  And as for a wedding, I am wedded to bringing you the most creative out-there stuff this year!  And hopefully you are wedded to joining me on the journey 

:-)

I do so often digress...

As I was saying, as I was thinking about these paintings, I felt compelled by my muse to grab one of my canvases and attack it with paint.  It was as if this character had hold of me, or perhaps the ghost of Chagall was poking me with his ghosty stick.  And in a matter of four hours, with no real prep or plan and no sketching out on the canvas, I came up with the below.  One of my favourite paintings to date, and one that has been well received by fellow artists and art lovers.

"The Green Fiddler runs through my mind..." by Daniel Grant Newton (painting)

For those who enjoy to see my process, I was in such a mad rush of inspiration I didn't get many photos taken.  But every time I stood back to see where my madness needed to be woven next, I took a quick snap.  They are below, and track the green fiddler's path through my mind to the canvas.

PROGRESS

Painting Video - making a quick painting I have decided to call "Two People at a Jetty" ... Bit abstract and energetic, so I picked a Voodoo Dred track to go with it that has the same edgy power...

'Two People at a Jetty' painting from video

Hey again!  Here is the 'Two People at a Jetty' painting from video.  Enjoy!

'Two People at a Jetty' by Daniel Grant Newton