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12/10/15

Up-cycling Plastic Water Bottles

Had some empty plastic bottles and blister packs sitting around, so turning them into something new.

Downtown Update

Hmmm, too pastel-ly. Not the look I was hoping for...

11/15/15

The start of a new piece in my painting class. The assignment was to depict an urban scene. My painting is a composite of my little world, the city I experience on a day-to-day basis. Just blocking in the main pieces at this point.

Mural Painting

This weekend was spent painting murals with some amazing artists. These are photos of the panels I did. Still a long way to go to get the lines and details I want.

Da Queen

Finished the painting I started a couple of weeks ago.

11/2/15

Long Lashes Painting

I started with a sketch, which became a painting. Part way through, I had to ask myself how cheesy was it? I guess if I had to ask myself if it was too cheesy, then it probably was. It's still a work in progress, so here are some photos of the progression.

New idea.

The original idea.

10/31/15

Oil Painting class

Taking a second oil painting class. The assignment was to choose an artist you like and to reproduce a painting with emphasis on the style of the piece.

In my case, I chose Tamara de Lempicka, a Polish painter. She was a socialite and popular artist. She fled Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution and eventually made her way to Paris. De Lempicka worked during the early part of the 20th century and her work is characterized as Art Deco with influences of cubism. She was well-acquainted with other famous artists of the time such as Picasso and Jean Cocteau.

EyeSee painting

A new painting. Acrylic on canvas. 8"x10" I've added some process photos below.

10/6/15

Painting Robots

First in a series of robots I'm painting. Acrylic on canvas. 8"x10".

8/26/15

Meet Wallie

Wallie is complete and just hanging around in the shop. Some pics of the finished piece. Wallie is made of scrap lumber, 2x4s for the limbs and 4x4s for the body and head. 24" high.

8/19/15

Wallies...the neverending project

Here's yet another minor update to Wallie #1. Revised the face and added a tuft of hair. Painted some details on the shoes, but forgot to snap a picture.

8/11/15

99 Dragons in Oakland Chinatown

This week I hooked up with a street artist named Doctor Dragon to paint dragon murals around Oakland's Chinatown. The goal was to paint 99 golden dragons during the week he was here. We didn't make it to the full 99 but the projects continues. I'm now in charge of a group of students to finish and maintain the murals.

We start each dragon using a template and freehand the body of the dragon.