Intermediate Painting / "Bacchus" "Banana Split"

"Even Bacchus Needs A Guinness"

2011

26" x 30" Oil on Hand-stretched Canvas

Master Copy of Peter Paul Rubens' "Two Satyrs"

Here is the final version of the piece I posted earlier. I submitted it to the 37th Annual Student Exhibition at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and was awarded the Judge's Choice Award! My first award was quite an awesome feeling!

"Banana Split"

2011

24" x 36" Oil on Canvas

Here is the progress on "Banana Split". All that's left is to add some color highlights to pop some elements out.

Hunting Party / "Flee" "Rest" "Shoot"

The following three pieces are illustrations © 2011 Hunting Party by Gorilla Games.

"Flee"

2011

Digital

"Rest"

2011

Digital

"Shoot"

2011

Digital

These three pieces are an interesting milestone. They are my first purely digital pieces done for freelance illustration. They are my first pieces done for a major art director that I have known of since I was a kid! And they are the second set of pieces done for a fantasy game. So, this is right up the alley I have dreamed of working in since I was young. I'm overwhelmed with excitement! I look forward to getting onto more projects and producing even more work!

Also, as for the two previos WIPs I posted ("Two Satyrs" & "Banana Split"), I will be getting nice shots of their finished forms to post soon!

Intermediate Painting [Winter 2011]

"Two Satyrs" (WIP)

2011

26" x 30" Oil on Canvas (hand stretched)

The original piece, "Two Satyrs", is by Peter Paul Rubens, the father of the Baroque style. Our assignment was to choose a Baroque, pre-Raphaelite painting to recreate, and add a contemporary twist. This is my work-in-progress. The satyr in the background will be enjoying a Guinness while wearing his hanna hat.

"Banana Split" (WIP)

2011

24" x 36" Oil on Canvas

This is the pencil work for my final in Intermediate Painting. We needed the four elements (air, earth, fire, water), an inside/outside composition and a mysterious element to the story being portrayed. I turned my into a double self-portrait, illustrating the conflict we all have within ourselves. I've recently been reading about the psychological 'Wizard archetype' written about by a Jung Institute graduate. I had drawn this piece up before a friend suggested the reading, but it makes more sense than it should. It's kind of interesting to see the things our subconscious knows well before the conscious self does.

The Ellen Art Show / "Zombie Caricature Ellen"

"Zombie Caricature Ellen"

2011

11" x 13.75" Pencil on Cold Press

On January 22-23, 2011 Renda Writer will be hosting The Ellen Art Show, which he put together to honor the 53rd birthday of Ellen Degeneres. He has been a long time fan of hers and has been pursuing the dream of performing on her show since 2007. Myself along with a number of amazing artists will be submitting work that will be auctioned off. The proceeds will go to sending Renda to Los Angeles to present one personally selected piece to be given as a birthday present to Ellen herself! (I hope she likes zombies...)

Anastasia and I collaborated on this piece. I will be posting the colored/framed version of it later. She is doing the color work because she is simply amazing with colors.

Multiversal / "Sneak Peek"

Check out the Multiversal Group Artshow which will be held at Art Basel 2010! Myself along with a TON of amazing artists will be there.

Exquisite Corpse / "Remember, Remember the 6th of November"

"Remember, Remember the 6th of November"

Sneak peak of Anastasia Sultzer's color work on our collaboration!

Kevro's Art Bar / "Live Art" - Anastasia Sultzer & Rob Herrera

Anastasia "Sloth" Sultzer

This week I went to Kevro's Art Bar for the WeMerge Thursday event. I got to watch Anastasia Sultzer do some live painting (pictured above) and Rob Herrera do some airbrushing out back (pictured below)!

Rob Herrera
Working on the fifth piece of a five piece set.

The four other pieces. Quite an awesome set.