Portraits and a bird!

A couple of birthday portraits last year, in the same vein as the previous Edge one. All in Canson BFK Rives cream paper about 5"x7".

Portraits were done with a Pentel Tradio and Pocket Brush pens. I also used the regular Pentel Brush Pen for drybrush textures.

Young Michael Stipe from R.E.M. (click images for bigger versions):

A young Dolly Parton:

This blue-gray gnatcatcher was painted with Dr. Martin dyes and a touch of white gouache:

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

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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!

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!