Category Archives: Artwork

Painting for May: KickaBroad Crane

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I’ve taken some time off of work, which gave me plenty of time to work on a new painting. I’ve taken on two new aspects of my work: a portrait and oils.

First of all, I’m a decent enough portrait artist when it comes to pencil or charcoal. Paint is a completely different story. I’ve never really attempted a painted portrait beyond a self-portrait some 20 years ago, so my ability to really translate someones likeness is very limited. And I’ve never worked in oils, because I’ve always been intimidated.

Overall, I’m happy with what I’ve done, even though it isn’t completely as realistic as I’d like. I think it’s a really good start with both disciplines. I’m still putting the finishing touches on the work. I will update as soon as I have a decent photo of the finished painting.

Painting for April

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To get myself back on track, I started this painting a little earlier. The base coats and sketch went on the canvas last week and I did the bulk of the painting this week. In the end I spent about five hours on the painting overall.

I’m done with this sort of monochromatic style for now. My “painting a month” work will still be just as loose, but I want to work with color a bit more.

Jane Ire. 14"x18". Acrylic on canvas board.

Jane Ire. 14"x18". Acrylic on canvas board. April 2011.

Painting for March

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I had two hours open so I dedicated that time to finishing what should have been my painting for March. Even though this took me more than a few days over the course of several weeks, it still took around four hours to complete. A better photo will be coming once I meet up with my photographer friend.

Maiden America. 24"x30". Acrylic on Canvas Board. March to April 2011.

Work Is In Getting In The Way Of Work

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I’m toying around with a website re-design, which is getting in the way of real work. However, I’ve knocked out a few Adobe Illustrator designs for kicks. Some of these were fired off to Tee Fury.

Torrance Never Dull Rum. 03.2011. Adobe Illustrator

iPonda. 03.2011. Adobe Illustrator.

TIE Fighter Helmet. Adobe Illustrator.

One Painting Per Month: February 2011

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I finished this on February 24th of 2011 as part of my personal challenge: to finish a painting every month for the year.

This is from a photo by a gent named Tom Klubens. It depicts Slammy Faye of the Naptown Roller Girls. I took the original photo into Photoshop, adjusted levels and smudged it up. I used the altered image as a source for the painting here.

A painting of Slammy Faye of the Naptown Roller Girls

Slammy Faye. February 24th, 2011. Acrylic on Canvas Board. 14" x 18".

This painting took about four hours from start to finish and I was much more painterly with the entire process. I can see doing a few more in this style before working more saturated color into the piece.