The holidays have been keeping me busy. I've been working on this guy since November, and that is much longer than I had intended. Either way, I'll have it done by the end of the month. Happy Holidays!
I was driving through Washington Park on Sunday. There was a break in the clouds & the sun made all of the trees looks just stunning. So I walked around a snapped these.
See them all HERE
See them all HERE
I've been working on this one a while. I'd love to see this on a shirt. Please vote for me if you like it. I think this will be my last sub for a while though - I'd like to focus on some other art.
I gave this another go on Threadless. My last attempt at getting this design on a shirt.
New Threadless sub. Much more "cartoony" than I usually do. But I just can't help and feel bad for all of those Thanksgivin' Turkeys at this time of year. Too bad they're so delicious.
New Threadless Sub (let's hope it gets approved). This was inspired by the Novel/Movie "Into the Wild". I suggest everyone experience both - they're life-changing.
I just finished this last night. I may put one more coat of polyurethane on it still. (I like my art shiny). Anyways, I titled it "I Know" and she is #1 of five or six I have planned for a series. I used graphite pencil on the portrait, and acrylic with gloss medium for the color all on unfinished Birch. The photo quality isn't very good, I took the picture with my digital last night. More to come soon...
I went to the Elegant Farmer with a group of good friends over the weekend. It was a nice opportunity to practice with the new camera. Some of the photos turned out really well. It helps to have such photogenic friends though :).
To see all of the photos click HERE
Part of the Threadless.com family. N&A develops wallpaper, ties, notebooks and other fun things based off of popular pattern submissions. Since my Damask print failed (miserably) at Threadless, I sent it over to N&A. I swear, those folks at Threadless are just SO hard to please.
Anyways - Check it out HERE
Anyways - Check it out HERE
Just thought I'd take a little break from working on this. This one is number uno of a series of six I am going to do. It is pencil & acrylic on Birch. She's nearly 50% done. I need to finish the yellow around her then I've got a couple other things to paint on. The goal is to be done by the end of the week....
Here is another submission for threadless. I have a profound obsession with Damask anything. Thanks for your $5 votes!!
I've got a new T-Shirt design on Threadless.com. Follow the banner below to check it out. Thanks for all of your $5 votes & support!
Large View:
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I took a roll of film this weekend, just around my house. I wanted to play with natural indoor lighting, as well as the flash. Well, as you will see, none of my indoor photos turned out. Only the few I took outside seemed to work out. Even those few I'm rather disappointed in. I believe I have a lot to learn...
See all of them HERE
See all of them HERE
I have about 5 unfinished drawings. When I start a drawing, I give myself around a week to finish it - otherwise I usually loose interest & I never revisit the piece. This however is not the case with Miss Fiona below. I don't know why but I am compelled to finish her. Maybe it's her taunting eyes ...
Subject: Fiona
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Fiona
Medium: Pencil
This is a painting I did not to long ago. I love the idea of creating large areas of blurred color and then using white or black to make high contrast shapes & designs. I've just recently began a series of paintings like this one - so hopefully I'll have more to share soon.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
This was another MIAD Project. We used Black Gouache to create 3 pieces. One just black & white, one with b&w and 2 grey tones, and the third with b&w and 4 grey tones. I really like how this piece turned out - mostly because it is one of my favorite pictures of Tori Amos.
Subject: Tori Amos
Medium: Gouache
Subject: Tori Amos
Medium: Gouache
I don't remember who she is. But she is a model and this photo was from a shoot in Interview Magazine. This was done in pencil, and was for a project I did at MIAD.
Subject: Indian Model
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Indian Model
Medium: Pencil
My Dad gave me his nice camera on my last visit home. I've taken hundreds of photos in my life. Usually your typical drunk-in-a-bar shots, or random group photos on road trips. I have never taken pictures for art sake. Well, now that I have my hands on a fancy camera - I thought I'd give it a try. Allow me to introduce you to my new obsession.
These are just a couple of my favorite shots from Arizona and a trip to the Grand Canyon. You can see all of them HERE
These are just a couple of my favorite shots from Arizona and a trip to the Grand Canyon. You can see all of them HERE
I just adore Ms. Imogen Heap. I made yet another (failed) design for Threadless.com. This one however, will be made into a shirt - when I have the time & cash.
I've attempted to create a number of designs for Threadless.com. Threadless, if you are not familiar is a 24-7 online T-shirt contest. I've developed an obsession with the site, and American Apparel t-shirts. Hopefully one day I'll get something on one of their shirts. The three below are of a Frog from a Portuguese Fable, Hera - Queen of the Greek Gods, and my little shout out to Hippies everywhere. All are were created in Illustrator.
When I read "Memoirs of a Geisha" many years ago I completely fell in love with the culture. I threw myself into the history of it, checking out endless books at the library, and even purchasing documentaries from A&E. I still have a deep admiration for those women, and their lifestyle. They are a beautiful art. This was done with many many layers of colored pencil.
Subject: Geisha
Medium: Colored Pencil
Subject: Geisha
Medium: Colored Pencil
My good friend Liz Lemon just purchased a house. So, I was commissioned to do a series of canvases to adorn the hallway leading to her kitchen. I was inspired by an amazing, high-contrast photo of an artichoke on a black background. So I decided to paint some fruits & veggies for her. I can't say that I was too happy with the results on these. I wish I had spent more time on the details, and I would have loved to use more textures in the background. But at lease my client was happy.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
This was another piece I did that got me some attention. I think it was just because it was on a chair. It was a very fun project though. I completely refurbished the chair, sanded it down and heavily lacquered it in red. The chair now rests in my parents guest room, and is a favorite of my Mom's.
Medium: Acrylic on Wood & Fabric
Medium: Acrylic on Wood & Fabric
This piece I created with water color. When I made it, I worked on this cheap sketch paper and I was just messing around, never expecting to get a finished product. Well, what you see is actually what bled through the paper, so it's the reverse of what I painted. This was actually a winner at my towns Student Art Exhibition, and was in a gallery for a period of time.
Subject: Sarah
Medium: Water Color
Subject: Sarah
Medium: Water Color
Just a couple more from my series of women. There are more that went along with this theme, but are in color, or such a different medium that I'm going to upload them separately. The portrait of Lauryn Hill did not scan in very well. It is taken from a slide because the original was stolen from me. I just don't like how fuzzy and blotched the scan is.
Subject: Fiona
Medium: Ink
Subject: Lauryn
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Sarah
Medium: White Pencil on Black
Subject: Fiona
Medium: Ink
Subject: Lauryn
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Sarah
Medium: White Pencil on Black
So in High school for AP Art we had to create a unified portfolio. All the pieces, despite the medium had to have a common theme. Mine was portraiture, more specifically female portraits. I've uploaded some of my slides. There are a number of drawings I did for friends, that I never even got a scan of. I need to track them down sometime.
Subject: Claire Danes
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Fiona Apple
Medium: Pencil
Subject: Jewel
Medium: Pencil
So I decided that I need to get my art online. I have TONS of it, and it is all shoved away in boxes, various portfolios and under my bed. I need to start from the beginning. So much of the art I'll be putting up over the next couple days will be old work. We're talking real old. These are scanned in from negatives, slides, and sketchbooks. Some are photos of work because I no longer have the piece. Nevertheless, my hope is that this blog can be my own little gallery, to share photos, paintings, illustrations and all the other things I'm inspired to do.
Thanks for reading.
x
Mike
Thanks for reading.
x
Mike
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