Epic Portait: Chad!

Oh man, this one was pretty fun.  Just some background: I was charged with creating a portrait of my friend Becca's boyfriend Chad, with broadsword in hand, drinking a Manhattan, surrounded by zombies with the Golden Girls in tow.  This was a definite must because A) I love drawing zombies, and B) I had never drawn the Golden Girls before.  While I wasn't lucky enough to have grown up with them like some viewers out there, I find the whole premise of 4 sassy older women living together and getting into hijinks to be hilarious.  I'm pretty sure I watched Designing Women though.  What was the premise behind that?  

Anyway, this is my first all-digital portrait.  Because it was zombie-themed, I wanted to make it look like a cover of The Walking Dead comic- hopefully that concept made it across.  I made sure to include Chad's "Betsey shorts" and enough blood-splatter to show that he knows his way around a broadsword.  His pose is an homage to the classic Army of Darkness poster, complete with sexy lady clinging to his leg (played by Sophia).    

 

I also included a black, white & red version in homage to the comic's use of black and white. 

  

As usual, if you're interested in commissioning me to do an epic portrait or any other maner of artwork, you can e-mail me and we can talk turkey.  

Epic Portrait: Eric!

Here's my epic portrait I did for my friend Carlena's brother Eric!
  

It was definitely a long time in the making, but I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.  I've always liked airplanes and giant monsters, so when I was commissioned to paint an airplane fighting a giant monster, how could I say no?  

If you or a friend of yours would like to commission me, e-mail me and we can talk specifics.  Because most of my first portraits were done for friends I painted for pretty cheap, but due to a rise in demand and workload I'll be raising my prices slightly.  I generally charge by size and complexity.

Neon Girls

It's been a while since I've updated this page- not for lack of wanting to, but for lack of time (and, I'll admit, some lack of motivation).  Anyway, just last night I felt a huge rush of productivity, and using three roughly 12" x 12" panels of wood, I painted out these three girl portraits one right after the other.  I used some random stock images for reference, but really was just trying to experiment with color and splatter effects.  It was fun using colors I never use (I mean, pink, really?) but I was happy with the results.

Neon Girl 1

Neon Girl 2

Neon Girl 3

 And yes, I know I need better titles for them- I'm sure I'll think of something.  I'm intending on submitting these to the Community Action Council's Artists Stand Against Poverty art auction.  I've submitted pieces in past years and sold several.  The best part is that have the cost of the sold piece goes toward fighting poverty, so it's a win-win.  Here's hoping I can ride this wave of productivity and crank out a few more pieces!