The Good Boys

2019 was a bit of a rollercoaster, and one of the lowest points was when my roommate's two eldest dogs passed away within a few days of each other. Diesel - the Rottweiler - was 15 years old, and Rusty - the Doberman - was 12; they were both very good boys. I made these portraits in their honor.

Fan Art Page pieces

These works will be located in my Fan Art Page at the top of the site for future access:

Here are a number of pieces I created for Savannah Comic Con and Heroes Con 2018. Each piece took roughly two days to complete; all were painted in acrylic on 11"x14" canvas board. I had a blast working on these. Enjoy! 

Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)

Luke Cage (Mike Colter)

Aquaman (Jason Momoa)

Deadpool & Spiderman

Abe and Hellboy

Wedding Portrait

Here's a commission I finished recently for some wonderful friends. This portrait is the product of many pots of coffee, sore wrists and tons of reference. I had initially attempted to draw out the lace of her dress properly, but decided to simplify and go impressionistic with the fabric. Still, overall, I'm quite happy with how this turned out.

Illustrated in Adobe Photoshop CS5

An Hommage to Dark Crystal and Labyrinth

This tattoo design was a recent commission for a friend of mine that adores Jim Henson's Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. The two films inspired generations with their awe-inspiring designs, fantastical storytelling, and are prime examples of puppet mastery. I thoroughly enjoyed working on this piece.

The final illustration was drawn, inked and colored in Adobe Photoshop, CS5.

A Study in Leyendecker and the trouble with Flake White

Above is roughly an hour-long oil study from Leyendecker's Men Reading; it was a heck-of-a-lesson in pigment application. I am not a particularly patient painter - with that being the case, I have learned ways to expedite the process with mineral spirits and walnut alkyd. These assets usually dry paint within in 24-48 hours. Apparently, Gamblin’s Flake White oil paint did not receive the memo... I went to add a save point, a varnish layer to paint over, and the flake white bled all over the place. Lesson learned! Otherwise, studying Leyendecker’s economical rendering techniques is an absolute joy. I intend to attempt this study and other pieces again soon.

Men Reading, an illustration for Arrow Collar advertisement. J. C. Leyendecker

Here's a bonus study:

Col-Erase and Conté on toned paper

Close-up of Charles Beach(?) "The Man in Long-underwear." by J. C. Leyendecker 

Minotaur vs Theseus

It's been a while since I've posted, but here's a piece I finished a half-hour ago. It's currently 1:25 a.m. I'll write more on this later. For now, I hope you enjoy my take on the minotaur (Asterion?) vs Theseus.

Taxi Dragon!

I was fortunate enough to be apart of this years Illustration Master Class (IMC). We were given a few topics to choose from alien w/ a human companion, a Macbeth cover, an anthropomorphic short story, or, what I chose, dragon and it's rider. I figured a this would be a popular choice, so I decided to take the story someplace different. I decided that within the world these characters live, dragons are so commonplace that they are treated as pets, pests or pack-mules. With that in mind, the taxi dragons just seemed like a logical development. Here it is:

 

Taxi Dragon, 18" X 24", Acrylic on Wood panel.