sketchbook

Here are some sketches from this past week.  Thank you Jenna Chew for giving me this little book, it's from England and I like a lot.  I have a few older sketchbooks that I haven't scanned yet, but I will have them up here very soon.  I promise.

nudes

These are some drawings and paintings from the live model figure drawing sessions with TAD.

 

  

  

TAD RVA open house

If you are in the area, come by and say hi!

SI

I was fortunate enough to have this piece selected for the Society of Illustrators 53rd annual.  This is my first time having work in the competition and I'm pretty excited about the whole thing.

Arcade Fire

 Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, the artists behind the music of Arcade Fire. (collage with mixed media on cardboard)

Cotton Model

I saw an odd advertisement the other day with a lady modeling cotton and posing with a bunch of sheep.  So just having some fun with gouache.

a man with a solution

This piece was based of an article about the growing popularity of bicycling in New York City and how it is now one of the most bike friendly cities in the world.  The city has attempted to adapt to this with such things as providing more bicycle racks and designated lanes.  This is a good thing for the environment, personal health and limitation of automobile traffic, and in my opinion is the best way to get around in a city.  There has also been, however, a negative effect.  Many cyclists break laws such as riding in the wrong direction down lanes, running stop lights, riding on sidewalks, etc., which considering the heavy traffic and high population of the city can cause problems.   This has resulted in many injuries and even deaths through various collisions.

So, this is a proposed solution.

Tortoise

A poster for Tortoise, the amazing instrumental band that came to Richmond earlier this month.  This piece was inspired by film noir, with the genre's use of dramatic angles and lighting to build suspenseful tension, usually taking place in a city setting.  The band's Jazz inspired moody music would be perfectly set for one of these old black and white movies.

The Acme Thunderer

natalie portman

I love her and cannot wait for Black Swan.

indian style

Here are some recent sketchbook experiments with Native American portraits.

ian curtis

This is an experimental portrait of the epileptic singer from Joy Division. (pastel and oil, 15' x 20')

Degas

This is a portrait of one of my favorite artists, Edgar Degas.  This guy just doesn't stop blowing my mind, so I had to paint him.

tweedy

Jeff Tweedy from the band Wilco. (collage, acrylic, ink, crayon, pastel, oil, wax)

Roy

This is a portrait that I painted of my good friend's father that recently passed away.  He always seemed to be a very happy Harley ridin' family man that built an amazing life from nearly nothing.  I did this as a gift to his family in celebration of his life. (black ink, gouache, acrylic, and mostly oils)

Willie G

This is a 4' by 2' screenprint from a while back made from an enlarged sketchbook drawing of my friend and artist Will Godwin.  I have a few extras if anybody is interested.

Prisoner Bees

This painting was based off an article in Mother Jones about certain organizations using prisoners with good behavior to do "green" jobs such as organic farming and working with bees.  The prisoners are paid next to nothing and use primitive methods when compared to major horticultural businesses; however, they often have better results.  This image was created on the idea that the prisoners are doing the bees' work. 
mixed media on paper, 9" x 12"

fight the white 1.17 (europe 09)

everything is out of my hands (this is the end)

        This is the final page from Fight The White, the journal that I kept through my travels in Europe over this past summer. It was a long, weird and exciting trip, but after missing two flights home, I survived. I will be in the works to get this sketchbook printed and sell it through my site (more on that soon).

fight the white 1.16 (europe 09)

tour de france, arc de triomf

fight the white 1.15 (europe 09)

(left)  La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's monumental work of architecture from Antoni Gaudi, still in progress.
(right)  The beautiful city view from Lapin's balcony.

fight the white 1.14 (europe 09)

Jazzy Madrid

fight the white 1.13 (europe 09)

Cinque Terre with Ozzy/ Italia.

fight the white 1.12 (europe 09)

Chance and her cape of finding peace in the madness

fight the white 1.11 (europe 09)

fight the white 1.10

washed up in Bavaria