Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Easter Goose and Watercolor Sheep



My art director asked me to add a Duck or a Goose to the Easter farm themed animals. here is "Easter Goose". I also watercolored the sheep from my sketch on January 11.

Monday, January 30, 2006

Cabbage Bunny's


Here is a sketch I did for an outdoor planter. It will be sculpted and cast in a cement-like resin.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Bunny With Carrots


This sketch will be a small resin sculpture.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Outdoor Bunny's


These larger Outdoor Bunny's will also be made of porcelain and will serve as planters.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Porcelain bunny's


I did several sketches for outdoor porcelain bunny's and these two I colored for production. They will be sculpted and cast in porcelain and produced as candy containers.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Bunny Family


Here is the "Bunny Family". They will be developed into several applications: Paper pulp figures mounted on a small wooden box with a drawer and sold as a candy box. They will also be porcelain candy containers and metal garden stakes.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

The Island of Misfit Drawings






For every image that's approved for production, there are dozens of drawings that get the "X" for one reason or another. I could easily wallpaper my house with the collection of rejected drawings I have. Some of them resurface years later, reworked or otherwise but most remain on the island of misfit drawings.

Here are some that did not make it to Easter production.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Monday, January 23, 2006

Duck Pull Toy


"Duck Pull Toy" will be a pull toy cast in resin and made with movable parts.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Friday, January 20, 2006

Bunny's in Cars



When will the Bunny madness end?

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Bunny on Scooter


"Bunny on Scooter" is another drawing scanned and colored in Photoshop. This will be a resin sculpture with movable wheels. Available this Easter.

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Bunny on Motor Scooter


A lot of my sketches lately have included images of animals on wheeled vehicles. "Bunny on Motor Scooter" is another illustration I did that will be sculpted and cast in Resin.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Bunny on Motor Scooter w/ Sidecar


Back to Easter illustrations. A large part of my work is developing holiday concepts. I really enjoy doing these designs that are to eventually become small collectible sculptures. This is "Bunny on motor scooter with sidecar". It will be cast in resin and have movable parts.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Folk Art Santa concepts



I submitted several conceptual illustrations for the "Folk Art Santa" line. Items will include Dinnerware, plates, bowls, mugs, platters, etc...There will also be an advent calendar, Christmas card holder, ornaments, and resin sculpted figures. This line is for Christmas 2006.

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Snowman on Wheels


Here is another pencil sketch scanned and colored in Photoshop. "Snowman on Wheels" will be a resin sculpture with metal parts.

Friday, January 13, 2006

Snowman on Sled


This is "Snowman on Sled", it's a scanned pencil drawing and digitally colored in Photoshop using a Wacom Tablet. This will be a resin sculpture on a metal sled and is designed for Christmas 2006.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Easter Goat


"Easter Goat" is the final sketch for the Easter Farm animal line.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Easter Sheep


Here is the Third design for an Easter 2007 line I am working on for the Foreside Company. "Easter Sheep". These farm animals with Bunny ears and Easter baskets will be cast in resin or Papier Mache. I am currently developing the pallet and would like them to have a whimsical Folk Art feel.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Easter Pig


"Easter Pig" is a drawing I did for a resin or papier mache sculpture.

Monday, January 09, 2006

Daily Art Fix



Hello there, my name is Todd Bonita, I am an artist from Greenland, New Hampshire. I'm going to use this blog as a forum to post my artwork every day for a year. Starting today, I will post a drawing, painting, design, sculpture or art of any kind I feel like posting for the next 365 days.

Today, I am posting a sketch of an "Easter Cow" that I'm designing to be a resin or Papier Mache sculpture.