Filed under: Personal | Tags: bud blank, glow in the dark vinyl, street art, urban art, vinyl toy
My first vinyl toy. I got a glow in the dark Bud blank purely because it was on sale. I wanted a munny but they were out of stock. The glow in dark vinyl is a little different to the usual solid white vinyl most toys are made out of – it makes it slightly translucent which isn’t great news for sharpies. I was basically experimenting with some acrylic inks I have lying around. They worked well, but in the dark they let quite a bit of light through which wasn’t my intention. I also used some Edding paint markers which worked really well – especially for opacity.
The idea was a sunset scene progressing from the grass up to the city skyline and onto the night sky. The sky was meant to stay opaque apart from the moon, stars and clouds but it didn’t quite work. I think I will do much better on the next one and won’t be buying a glow in the dark toy.
Filed under: Personal | Tags: doodles, graffiti, Original art, street art, urban art
tattoo coming soon ; )
it says apple, not nipple
These are some of the urban/street style graffiti “doodles” I did on my art case. I hope to incorporate similar themes on a portrait. Hopefully that idea should be developed very soon!
Oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
Another personal study. It needs some finishing touches, but who knows when I’ll get around to making them!
Oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
This is an oldie done just for personal interest. Its quite abstract but was actually painted from a photograph. If you look carefully you can see the silhouette of a man’s legs at the top of some steps in a doorway and he is holding a briefcase.
Filed under: Commissions | Tags: abstract art, commission, cut the mustard, cutthemustard.net, Ian Brown, oil painting, pop art, portrait, Stone Roses
Oil on canvas, 36" x 24"
This is commission of Ian Brown from the Stone Roses. It’s a copy of a piece spotted on a website selling similar pieces of iconic celebrities in this style. In my opinion, the level of technical ability and time required for such pieces did not necessarily warrant the price tag they had. In the end I reproduced the piece in a few hours – at a much lower price of course.
Filed under: Commissions | Tags: commission, copy, Dali, oil painting, surrealism, The eye
Oil on canvas, 23" x 33"
This is a commission I completed about a year ago. The customer wanted a copy of Dali’s The Eye, so for authenticity I had a canvas made in the proportions of the original. It took about 2 days to finish which is a normal length of time for me – once I start something, I get engrossed and can’t wait to see the final piece.
I was really pleased with the outcome – as was the customer! The original can be seen here: http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue10/dali_lightscamera.htm
