B2 — Finished

At long last (or 2 weeks since I started), B-Rock #2 is finished.

I recently had the opportunity to listen to a fantastic illustrator, Danny Gregory, speak about his process, his subjects, and his life as an artist. I think I could write an entire entry on how heartfelt his lecture was (and maybe will), but he inspired me to re-examine my own approach to creating. I've been tinkering with my process on this project as a whole, spending about 3x more time sketching and studying light and dark as they affect composition and subject. That's the same advice Dave Palumbo gave me 2 years ago, which I chose to ignore at the time, but I'm pretty pleased with the results so far.

On to the next! (cough, B3, cough)

p.s., Thanks to anybody who's been bothering to read my rantings and check out my paintings. I hope you like what you see.

B1

Happy Friday. As promised, I've got the first finished presidential portrait I mentioned a few weeks ago. As of now I'm planning on making a few more of these, so stay tuned.

-S.

This Weekend: FLOTZILLA(s) at OhNo!Doom

This weekend (6/4/2011) boasts the opening of a new group show at OhNo!Doom gallery in Chicago, featuring some face-melting metal inspired artwork by locally and nationally known artists! The show is aptly titled "Friends of the Beast", and will include some work by yours truly.

All who enjoy art and/or heavy metal or who just happen to live in the Chicagoland area are encouraged to attend! DO IT!

Update: The original framed artwork, along with a lot more artwork, is available for purchase from OhNo!Doom's e-store until the end of this month. Support the arts!

Out-O-The Woodwork Group Show

Hello friends and followers! As some may have heard through the grapevine this past week, I am presently displaying two paintings at a marvelous little gallery known as OhNo!Doom in Chicago this month.

If you can't make it to the show, you can see the pieces a bit larger here on my blog, or here in OhNo!Doom's web shop.

I hope you like what you see.

Nietzsche—finished

After messing around with this for about 3 months, I believe this portrait is finally finished. I chose Nietzsche as a subject for several reasons: 1.) I recently have read several of his books, 2.)I have yet to see anyone paint a portrait of him in a pose other than the few photos of him that are in existence, 3.) that moustache of his is badass, and 4.) agree with him or not, the man changed the way the world thought merely by writing the three words you see above. An influential character, no matter what your beliefs may be.

See previous posts for more information about the process involved in its creation.

Nietzsche update...

Nietzsche, thus far. Palette knives are the name of the game.

The Bad

After weeks, (7 to be exact, lots of breaks though) of painting this series, I am proud to present the final part: The Bad, (a.k.a. "Angel Eyes" or Lee van Cleef). Not to worry though, I will be hitting the ground running once again and getting some new paintings ready to hit the web. 

Lemme know what you think!

The Ugly...

After a week off, and about two weeks putting this guy together, I am pleased to announce my portrait series is 2/3 finished. Second up: The Ugly(also known as Tuco, or Eli Wallach to those who actually follow his career...)

The Good...

I have been planning/sketching/talking about doing a portrait series of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for several weeks now. Yesterday the talk began to become a reality. First up: The Good (also known as Clint Eastwood to some). Keep an eye out for parts 2 and 3!

This takes some explanation...

I've been passively working on this for several months. It takes some explanation...

I was taking a photography class last fall and was taking photos in the KSU Library, somewhere around the 9th floor. Crawling around looking for a shot, I noticed dozens of flies laying on the ground... not dead, just laying there. It was one of the strangest things I've seen.