The Last Few Strokes...

So here we are, almost October and almost finished with the "California, Here We Come" mural. It is big.

With two more outdoor mural projects this season, it will be a race with the weather to the finish line. Stay tuned...

Where to Draw the Line...

I am nearing the end of a monster sized project, and I was thinking about the time it took to do. Around the first week in August, we finally got the okay to begin a 1,600 square foot color "I Love Lucy" mural.

We certainly could have finished it more quickly, but there was some rain and a few other distractions during the process. The distractions were a few minor projects done for some clients, portraits and an interesting local sidewalk chalk drawing festival. Last Saturday (a day when mural painting was ideal) I took a day off and created a 62 foot long forced perspective piece of Michelangelo's "David" on a section of sidewalk. From the reverse angle it looked like this...

...but when viewed from the other end it looked like...

It was a great weekend. Over the span of this mural, I have also worked on a ton of freelance projects, and I started to wonder "How much work is too much?" I guess for everyone, the answer may be different, but I for one am excited to wake up every morning, knowing I have a ridiculous amount of things to accomplish. As a busy artist, I think the best place to draw the line, is where ever the next one goes.

Chief MasterChief

A painting recently commissioned by a friend of mine for her boyfriend's birthday (he's a big HALO guy).

Excessive Force, Star Wars Art Show

So anyway, here's the final pieces as they hand today, through the 26th of June. All are for sale...

Moving a Pencil Again

Sketching again. The winter is a real buzzkill sometimes. It does, however, free up some time to draw. Sketching is fun. Here's a few pencil drawings which will become the basis for a few upcoming paintings. There's no reason for these. I think they will be funny. What do you think?

Becoming what it always should have been...

The inevitable... that has an ominous sound to it... doesn't it? It doesn't have to be all gloom and doom. The more I am watching my blog posts progress, the more I am realizing that this is becoming an artist's blog. which is good. Super good. It should have always been an artist blog.

I think when I began this blog, I was going through a lot of personal crap. The posts were dark and angry, but worst of all, the art dropped out of my life. There's a lesson in everything. I learned a really valuable one over the past couple years. If pieces of your life aren't working for you, don't drop the ball. Don't get all angry and let it ruin you. Concentrate on those things which you truly love. Concentrate on those things that make you who you are. Hold on to those things. Push everything else to the side. Don't ignore the rest, just move it from the focus. Take those most important things, and make them happen again. Enjoy them. Obsess over them. Do them better than you ever have before. Do them more often. Reality is not perception. Perception is too passive to create or define reality. Reality requires work, effort, and joy. Get some.

Sometimes "the inevitable" is just a sign that you back on track

57 Skecthup

It is my personal goal to try and get a sketch up on my blog at least every other day.

Here is a giant panda playing Playstation