A fun new release for Goldfinger, based on a legend of a Polish dragon
Ready when you are, Sergeant Pembry...
Misty, watercolored memories of the way we were
Chicago Style Scorpion
#NotInktober
I did not indulge in 2020 Inktober, except to the extend that I made some ink drawings (and watercolors) in October. But not because anyone told me to.
Chainsaw Dance
Attempting to capture in watercolors a bit of the amazingness that is the end of Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Abby the Dog
I was commissioned to do a memorial portrait of Abby, a very good dog. Including some process shots for you here as well. 14x11 watercolor, gouache, and ink on watercolor paper.
Beer Paintings
A big part of my sudden interest in acting like a painter in the last year or so really got going with this series of gouache macro brews. I’m unreasonably happy with how these turned out and may have to come back to the subjects in the case that I actually improve as a painter. If you’re interested, prints are available…
Sacred Heart of William Tecumseh Sherman
Ok. I have been sitting on this one for a very long time. Months and months ago I was commissioned to do a new version of a very old screenprint of mine, but this time in watercolor form. It was intended as a surprise birthday present and so I haven’t been able to show it publicly so as not to ruin the surprise. But the official gifting was over this past weekend and now I can show you one of my favorite things I’ve made.
Sacred Heart of William Tecumseh Sherman
This is one of the larger and more ambitious paintings I’ve done. Like, top two? Maybe the most. And I’m not going to go into any kind of explanation of why the content of this image speaks so much to my feelings about the state of the world in 2019, but if you get it you get it. And now: process!
I also have to think now about making the companion piece to this, which is General Grant’s “Lick ‘em Tomorrow”. (I wish that phrase didn’t come off so weird in modern parlance…) I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I am happy to entertain further painting commissions. And I would be extremely remiss, if I didn’t point out that prints of this piece are available for sale immediately.
Cryptic Oath
I was very happy to get to create a new album cover for the Chicago-area metal band Cryptic Oath. Despite the fact that I could easily pass as a roadie for Metallica, I don’t actually listen to a ton of metal, but the visual aesthetics of metal are entirely my jam. If you need something extremely metal drawn for you, please get in touch.
You can check out Cryptic Oath’s new song ‘Flash of Life’ on YouTube.
Reprise Roasters
Here’s some new work I’ve done for Reprise Roasters. Look for it on coffee bags, t-shirts, stickers, etc. around Chicago and the north shore soon.
