Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Mano Photobox
Mano Photobox
2010
Acrylic on Wood panel
22" x 19" inches
This painting was done from a poloroid photograph that I slid back inside the empty poloroid film cartridge as a frame. I recreated the photo and frame in the painting. This tribute to portraiture plays on photography's role in changing how people's images are recorded and captured. The aesthetic of the poloroid, now out-dated by digital, still holds a strong place in many photographers' and artists' hearts. Traditional painted portraiture is also still highly regarded by some, though a lot of it, is aided by photography. The skin tone in the painting is left the color of the wood panel, leaving the trace of the raw material calling to mind the alchemy of art.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Brooklyn Naval Drawings
Demologos a.k.a. USS Fulton
after a drawing by Samuel Ward Stanton 1895
Ink on Paper
One more in the series of illustrations where I dug up (Googled) old pictures of Brooklyn Naval History and recreated them in ink. Thanks to Robert Fulton for designing the Demologos and Samuel Ward Stanton for drawing it for his book.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
ol' melthead compooter
Ol' Melthead makes a return to the blog via Adobe photo/illustrate back-country roads. Sketchbook makes it through the compu in one piece and a nice digital piece it is. Shoot, I'd hire this guy for some design jobs or some shit. Blogs are soo biased. Agree?
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