Sunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Elephant Woman
I sketched this up in pencil first, took a picture of it with my iphone and then emailed in to myself. Then I worked out the tones and color composition in photoshop. Working digitally at this stage allows me to make decisions quickly and undo if need be. Now I can use this as reference for my oil painting. How fun!
Let me know what you think!
Monday, November 09, 2009
Album Art: An Experiment in Interpretation
Check out this exciting new show this Friday the 13th, 6-9pm!!
Album Art is a collaboration of 6 artists inspired by 6 albums to produce 36 works in a variety of media. It will open November 13, 6-9pm at Gallery 5619, 5619 Airport Blvd. The reception is sponsored by Saint Arnolds and 10% of proceeds from sales will go to the Austin Visual Arts Association (AVAA).
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Mother's Day Commission
This portrait was a rush order for Mother's day. I hope it was a good surprise!
Study
After an extended trip to visit Alicia's mom and my mom for mother's day, I started back enthusiastically to work yesterday. This is a study in graphite on Rives BFK, my favorite paper right now. I like to use the heavy weight paper for my pastel drawings, but for this I tried a light weight sheet in white.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Sully Sullenberger
This is a mixed media illustration of the pilot who safely landed his passenger airplane in the Hudson River. The story completely amazed me.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Buzz from the ispot
Monday, April 06, 2009
Charles Schwab Commercial #5
This year I got to work on my first TV commercials with Mekanism (San Francisco & NY) for Charles Schwab. They hit prime time in March. I created this keyframe using Adobe Illustrator and then sent off my layered file for animation.
More to come!
Copyright: Mekanism, EURO RSCG and Schwab.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
AMLI Building
During the last weekend of SXSW, I got a call from the Gourmet Paint Company in Austin and they were needing a logo put on the AMLI building downtown (2nd & Lavaca). This was a fun quick job that got me out of my studio and back on the street where I love to paint. This was the second time I've created a logo on an exterior wall. The original plan was to use a projector to speed the process along, but it was too bright out and the lights at night made it completely impossible... which was actually a bit of relief. I hate using projectors and much prefer using a simple grid method to enlarge. I then used painter's tape to create the clean edges. About half way through, I abandoned using a pencil altogether too, because the sheen on the paint surface made it difficult to see at certain angles... and I basically started drawing with tape. Weird, but exciting! I love experimenting with new tools and refining methods.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
DAY ONE
This is the beginning of a new mural commissioned by a couple in Austin. The tuscan landscape will add depth to their dining room.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Texas Biennial Piece
I spent the last month painting furiously on this triptych for the Texas Biennial competition due on June 30th... hopefully it will get in. I was also preparing it and many other paintings for a show at Flightpath on 51st and Duval hanging on Saturday the 5th. The opening will be the following Saturday the 12th. It's called "Only In Dreams" and it features a lot of great artists such as Alicia Traveria, Kevin Peake, Nathan Jensen, Kennon James, Nick Derington, Dan Shuta, Michael Veroni, Amelia Litsa, Christopher Jennings, Jason Chalker, Ryan Parker, Chris Garcia, and Stanley Scott. It will be up for a month, so go check it out!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Preparing the Battle Field
If you think there is no way that we could go to war with Iran before the Bush Administration leaves office...
consider this article from the New Yorker.
consider this article from the New Yorker.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Oil Study on Panel
I began this image with a base color of burnt sienna and then I used three colors (yellow ochre, purple, and titanium white) to paint this close-up alla prima (on first try). I tried to retain my brushstrokes and used a large #12 and #8 bristle brush.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Small Flower Painting #1
This 8x10 oil painting came along great in a short amount of time, but could definitely use a few tweaks. Its actually an unopened lotus... which is an amazing flower.
Small Flower Painting #2
This 8x10 oil painting on panel was a fun study. I knocked it out in about an hour and a half and was pleasantly surprised by how finished it looked. I used a #10 bright, bristle brush from Windsor Newton for the underpainting and most of the body of the painting. Then I used a #6 bright to punch in most of the detail and highlights.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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