Further Enlisted Likenesses

Come One, Come All!

I'll post more info nearer to the approaching date, but I'm having a solo show at the lovely Papercuts & Gluesticks Gallery in Rocky River, Ohio. The festivities will begin at 7PM on the evening of July 25th - the last Friday in July.

If you live in the Greater Cleveland area, I'd be so happy to see you there! Drinks and refreshments will abound!

The Dancer and the Musician

Two little works made of cut and layered paper, graphite and colored pencil. This project helped me to loosen up and allow some elements to happen accidentally, which was a nice change for me.
They make me happy!

Another Recent Commission

Commissions are fun and terrifying, simultaneously. Trying to live up to someone's (most likely) preconceived notion about what the piece might look like is nerve-wracking, and it's difficult to know if the final result is what they truly expected or hoped for.
But I try my best! All positive responses so far, knock on wood.

Recent Commission

More Posters

Posters!

Sometimes, My Sketches Make Me Happiest of All

Paper, Graphite & Oil

My most recent venture into mixed media: Still in their rough stages, graphite drawings painted with oils in paper dresses. Below this one, you can see the accompanying color study.

This one is actually nearly finished, but wet paint does not allow for happy scanning, so I can only show you what she looked like in the beginning. She is a fortune teller, and her tarot cards fluttering about her will be tiny cut-out and painted additions.


And here you see the magician - in the color study, I've blocked out (in a very scribbly way) the general shape and area for her leaping rabbit, which will be cut from paper and added on top of her dress.


Each piece measures 5x7 inches.

Thread and Paint and Wood

Three more little pieces to add to the mix...



And a preliminary graphite drawing on wood. Not sure how this will be painted - considering perhaps glazes of oil to allow most of the linework to show through, with heavier paint in the background and shirt. I think his suit will be constructed of paper or cloth...
As you can see, I'm still working out the details. Time to do a color study!



UPDATE:
Color Study!
I think I might add some blue birds flying around his head... Sparrows?
I know this is just a rough draft, but I feel like it needs more.

Lakewood Art Walk!

Walk along Madison Avenue this Saturday to see John DeLucca's Presidents series in the Lakewood Art Walk. 2-9PM!


As for myself, still working towards my July show at the Rocky River Papercuts & Gluesticks Gallery. Tonight, I'll be presenting some preliminary work to Kari, the owner, to try and give her an idea of the direction I've been veering. Alas, working a 12-hour day at my job and then going home and drawing, painting and stitching another 5 hours is definitely difficult and draining... But I have a few pieces I'm quite happy with - I'll show them off soon!

Card for my Mother