confused

dont know where this piece is going. trying to figure out what works and what will not be too distracting for the background.

my brother

Updates soon

I have been working non-stop for the past week and some updates are coming soon. Also, I got the apartment so I am relocating to downtown Raleigh in two weeks.

non visual update

That blank space has been filled, but its not done so I will delay posting its progress until it is complete and I think it is fit for others eyes.

Also, I am moving into a new apartment soon so I will have a bit more space to paint and I should be doing all of this computer work on a new macbook pro. Having a job or two pays off from time to time.

I hope that I am productive in the next few weeks because I have a few burning ideas that will get lost if I'm too busy and forgetful.

That is all for now, but go checkout the stuff over at Post22.com, that's a good source of my current inspiration.

pondering over the possibilities

Im in the stages of planning out what is going to go on this blank page. I know it will follow the anatomical/emotional content of the previous piece, and I have some ideas that I'm kicking around. Looking foward to what comes next...

Sketchbook stuff

These images are from two of my sketchbooks that are related to my current series. I put them on my wall next to my workspace to pull ideas from for my newest pieces. Two are graphite and watercolor, and one is crayon.

FINISHED IT TODAY

Just finished it I think.... Maybe I will do something else to it at some point. It is mixed media (watercolor, watercolor pencil, and graphite) on paper.

In Progress Comparision

This is a piece I did in the spring. I gave it to my homies over at Vertical Urge skateboard shop because they have always been good to me. It is sitting in an office over there and I need to go get a photo of the final piece, but this is a progress shot I took comparing the still life with the painting.

Commissioned Piece

These are the stages the painting went through over the summer. Took about 3 or 4 months, and it is oil on canvas.

New Piece

My Current Studio Space

AKA my bedroom. Yeah, my room is small. and yes I actually use my bed as a double for a chair from which I work....

sold

Made this painting in the fall of 2008. It is really big. I had to learn to build the wooden frame and stretch the canvas because its tough to find a 6 foot x 4 foot prestretched canvas. I was fortunate to have VAE gallery support it in a show in May called "Unfettered" where it sold quickly. It is acrylic and spray paint on canvas.

This painting is a vanitas still-life from 2006 or 2007. It is hangning in my good friend's home in North Raleigh where I was a resident for a short while when my income was very low. They helped me out when I needed it most and so I gave them the painting that made me believe that I should continue painting. It is 24"x46" and I used student grade oil paints on a prestretched canvas.

From here onward

I will be posting some old stuff, some new stuff and some in-progress stuff. Look foward to that and a lot of typos and incorrectly spelled words!