“Pablo”
Acrylic on illustration board
Pablo is a giant elephant fish who is also a solypsist. This painting is really a direction I am trying to go in terms of subject matter. I like to depict figures juxtaposed against giant monsters. This scene/conflict is ingrained into my mind. For me this fantasy type struggle is a reflection of the struggle of being a sole human being set against the vast and relentless world. A world that is irreverent to our individual hopes and dreams and a condition that refuses us peace of mind. We fight a battle in which we are outmatched, outnumbered, and unprepared. It’s like fighting a giant monster.
“Portrait of Skyward Link”
Oil on crescent board
Okay, so I don’t normally do fanart, but I made an exception in this case because I grew up with the Legend of Zelda.
For release of Skyward Sword (TODAY) and the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda I have decided to do an oil painted portrait of Skyward Sword Link. I often resemble impressionism and post stylistically so I decided to push Cezanne a bit, so as the game takes reference from Cezanne’s watercolors I referenced his oil paintings.
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Posted November 20, 2011 at 4:05pm in Gaming Legend of Zelda Link Painting Skyward Sword nintendo portrait zelda art
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“Both Sides Now”
Acrylic and collage on Masonite
This is pretty much the most time I ever spent on a painting. It’s is another piece for that scrapped graphic novel project. In addition to being narrative about the story of the graphic novel, the piece is heavily symbolic, being about binary dualities, our perception of what is reality, and the illusionary nature of painting. The style and content was influenced by everything from Van Gogh to Monet, to Klimt to John Foster to Hundley to Magritte.
I get a lot of comments on it looking like Harry Potter casting a fire spell, it’s not. But round glasses tend to have that connotation.
Both Sides Now is also a Joni Mitchel song.
This is a page from a graphic novel project I was doing back when I was in illustration. I don’t really digitally paint anymore but it was a shot. I realized that aside from narrative illustration, I am not really one for dividing my work into panels or for word bubbles.
That said this scene shows the protagonist facing off against “Garth the Existential Dragon” a giant monster who looks and speaks like Nietzsche. Expect a lot more work about facing giant monsters to come, and maybe some more Garth.
Palette knife paintings of Riki and Chris Naderer. These are pretty inspired by the work of Nielly Francois, mine aren’t as clean though. I recommend opening them in a new tab to get a closer look at the detail and texture though.
A value study for a painting of a boy with a magic paintbrush rushing a giant flying elephant whale.
Posted November 17, 2011 at 10:49pm
Here are some master copies in acrylic. The left is a portrait of Rosina Ferrera by Sargent, and on the right is Abraham Lincoln by NC Wyeth. After painting this I noticed that Abraham Lincoln actually looks like my dad if he had a beard rather than a mustache. Apparently he gets that a lot.
Let’s talk about theater and puppets…
this was actually a marketing assignment, we had fun with it. Good thoughts on puppets still. Also there is a rollercoaster.
Posted November 16, 2011 at 10:31pm
“The Spiral”
Acrylic on Masonite
This piece started out as a scary pop up and takes influence from the work of Gustav Klimt. The number 12 is used to signify the completion of cycles and the inevitability of death. I did this in December of 2010, where I was making a lot of art about death for some reason.
Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Posted August 25, 2011 at 1:47am
