Alchemist #3

Alchemist opening illustration

13"x19"

Watercolor 

Here is the third painting in the Alchemist series.

GLAD poster art

Over the past few years my good friend and photographer Tomas Donoso has been working on creating music videos for the enormously talented Chattanooga based band, Strung Like A Horse. Together they are working on releasing a new video for the song Glad, and will be kicking off the video with a Horror Ball at the Honest Pint, in Chattanooga Tennessee on August 10th. I was asked to create a poster for the event as well as some art work for potential T-shirts and stickers. Tomas provided me with amazing reference photos, as well as clear direction to how he wanted the poster to look and feel.  This was a super fun project to work on and the final poster ended up being a composite of numerous watercolor paintings, some of which are featured within this post. Much thanks to Tomas Donoso, Clay Maselle, and the members of Strung Like A Horse!

To check out the video trailer click this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KsKHElO9yQ0

To find out more information about the band and the video and the event visit them on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Strung-Like-A-Horse/135145146499352

Zombie Slayer

Watercolor 13"x19"

Christine portrait

Watercolor 8"x11"

Final Poster Design

Watercolor and Photoshop 11"x17"

Euro Cyclist

Euro Cyclist

Acrylic on panel

24"x36"

 Since completing my thesis at the Hartford Art School in 2009 I have not had the opportunity to work with acrylic paint all that much. This painting was a lot of fun to do as it offered a chance to re-visit the medium.  Included in a previous post was  the preliminary drawing in which this painting was based upon. 

Ganesh watercolor

Ganesh Character Study

Pen and Ink &Watercolor

6"x9"

This is just a little watercolor that I did for fun. I have also built a 3D model based on this character in which I hope to someday animate.  

Groundhog day

Gantu the Groundhog

Watercolor

6"x9"

Gantu the Groundhog is going to appear in a larger acrylic panel that I am working on. In the meantime I felt like doing a quick watercolor study of him. So here he is...

Tangiers painting

Tangiers

13"x19"

watercolor

This is the second painting in a series of images that I am working on, inspired by the book "The Alchemist".  In efforts to finish this piece for the "Big Characters" show that opened this past saturday at Seven Arts Gallery I had to cut a few corners in my process.  Lately I like to complete a value study as well as a color study before jumping into the painting, but these steps were left out due to limited time. The result was that I ended up with some things that were a bit more spontaneous than if I had gone through my usual preliminary steps. Of course there were also some things that I struggled with by not having a few essential details sorted out in the beginning, but that is par for the course.

The Chieftans

 The Chieftans 

13"x19"

watercolor and acrylic

Here  is a nearly finished version of one of the paintings from the Alchemist series that I have been working on. This piece along with a number of other watercolor, acrylic, and digital paintings will be on display at the Seven Arts Gallery in Ridgefield, CT, as a part the "Big Characters" show. The opening is this saturday April 6th, from 6-8 pm.