Full Sail University's the HUB Gallery shows

2 of my paintings and 1 drawing were selected for 3 different shows at Full Sail University's Digital Arts & Design gallery the HUB:

"The First Lady of Song (Ella)", 11"x14" acrylic on linen back in September 2013 for the Music show:

A print on watercolor paper of "Turkey Lake Park", 5 1/4"x8" oil plein air on illustration board back in November 2013 for the Nature show:

And lastly the drawing of my friend "Audrey", 9"x12" Copic markers on marker paper for the Black and White show in January 2014 and currently on display:

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Fangchorman at Redlight Redlight

Come see "Fangchorman" (9"x12" acrylic and cut paper on wood) in person at Orlando legendary craft beer bar Redlight Redlight for the "Hot Puns" art show this Saturday April 27 and for 3 more weeks after! For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/376356702478086/

Fangchorman

Fangs + Ron Burgundy = Vampire Anchorman

("Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy" without fangs done for the "ICONS" show on February 2013)

Jacob & Bailey

Last year I had the great pleasure to do an illustration for my friend & co-worker Jacob Kaplan's Save-The-Date wedding postcard. The final illustration was painted on an 8.5"x11" gessoed illustration board with Golden acrylics. The wedding just got recently recently featured on the wedding website "Style Me Pretty" and since they posted a picture of the final postcard, I wanted to show how it was printed: http://www.stylemepretty.com/gallery/picture/930969

Click photo for bigger version 

Photo by Jessica Leigh Bozard

Here's a shot from my Instagram of Bailey and Jacob with the illustration in the background: http://instagram.com/p/REpzHIgsXK/

The entire wedding was beautiful and nicely styled! If you'd like to check out more shots of it, you can do so here: http://www.stylemepretty.com/gallery/gallery/11906

Congrats Bailey & Jacob!

Collaboration

I've started a big painting (5'x7') collaboration with our school's Resident Artist and my friend, the amazingly talented Tom Buzbee! Click on his name to see more of his work and you will see why I am super excited about it! The man is not only a fantastic fine artist who's found his own voice but as an illustrator, I respect him highly for working in places like NASA and Disney's EPCOT. And I always was a bit jealous that my friends McArthur Albert and George Frei got to do painting with him so I'm really glad I finally get to do one!


I will try to post progress photos of the painting here on the blog as we go along. After stretching & double priming the big canvas, here's our 1st step: covering the background in expressive washes of black acrylic paint. The rectangles you might see in it are pieces of paper towels that we threw on it to soak some of the paint out. They left some of the pattern & shapes from the paper towels and we also threw them back at the painting to build more textures. Click on the photo for a closer look:

1st thursdays pt. 2

Here is the full Bugs Bunny piece, which along with my Amélie Poulain piece (12"x18" acrylic on canvas) and Audrey figure drawing (9"x12" on marker paper"), were exhibited at the OMA 1st thursdays Full Sail Art Show last May 3rd. Original is 24"x36" painted in acrylic on wood, not for sale at the moment but contact me if interested in prints! Click on the images for a bigger view:

Bugs Bunny, 24"x36" acrylic on wood

Amélie Poulain, 12"x18" acrylic on canvas

Audrey, 9"x12" Copic Markers on marker paper

Bugs Bunny for Redlight

Sorry for the lack of updates! I know it's been month and 1/2 but after X-mas break, I had to go back to work and am getting used to the routine of making art again. Here's a sneak peek at my painting for tomorrow's Redlight Redlight 60's & 70's Art Show. I tried to do it in the flavor of my favorite 60's illustrators such as Al Parker, Bernie Fuchs, & Bob Peak. It's in acrylic and way bigger than my usual pieces at 24"x36" (I tend to work small). I'll post the full painting from the show tomorrow.

ps. if you're looking for retro & vintage illustration art styles from the 20th century Golden Age of Illustration, visit Leif Peng's great blog Todays Inspiration or his excellent image collection on Flickr!