Posts Tagged ‘art’

Yesterday I painted six new ACEO‘s. These were all done with black acrylic ink over a spray painted background.

“Attitude Owl
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96815474/original-aceo-attitude-owl

“Prince Octopi”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816163/original-aceo-prince-octopi

“I’m Healthy”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96815658/original-aceo-im-healthy

“Small Squirrel”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816720/original-aceo-small-squirrel

“Ante Up”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816843/original-aceo-ante-up

“Another Bird”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816590/original-aceo-another-bird

By definition ACEO’s are small. They have to be 2.5″ x 3.5″ to qualify as a true ACEO. I think it’s super fun to make these small paintings. If you are looking for something larger you can see all of my available originals at http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeffclaassen?section_id=5058508.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

I don’t know if this is considered “upcycling” or “recycling”, but I do know that it’s better to make a fun artsy thing out of something that was headed to the landfill.

Viva la art nerd!

“I Painted A Paint Brush”
House paint and ink on used paint brush.
$40, plus shipping
To purchase please visit: my etsy shop.

From the end of handle to the bottom of the bristles is 9.5″. This is a 3″ wide brush.

This is a one of a kind, hand painted original.
This listing does not include the small red brush or the bottle of ink, sorry!

We recently painted some rooms in our house and normally I wash out brushes when I’m done painting. Somehow, a couple of them slipped by. After three days of ripping out carpet, painting walls and staining the wood floor I was just too tired to wash out a couple of brushes. When I found them the other day with the bristles stuck together by dried paint I was, at first, bummed that I was too lazy to clean the brushes and now had to toss them in the trash. Then I realized I could paint one of my little characters on the bristles since the dried paint had made them permanently stuck in their position.

There is a hole at the top of the handle so this can easily hang on nail. The bristles are also stiff enough that you can display the brush simply by leaning it against something.

Enjoy!
Thanks for looking!

- Jeff

Being asked to paint random objects is always fun for me, especially if it’s something I wouldn’t have thought to do on my own. This latest project to paint headphones goes right on that list.

Before being painted.

While being painted.

Painted.

Enjoy!
- Jeff

Art Nerd holding new painting, looking super tough.

I started this a couple of nights ago and finished it this afternoon. My idea was to start and finish in one sitting. Then I remembered I have three kids, one of which is seven months old. Then I laughed at myself for thinking such crazy thoughts.

“Tucked Away”
5″ x 7″ – acrylic on wood with epoxy resin coating
$100, plus shipping

Available in my etsy shop.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

Here are the two latest iPhone case commissions. When it comes to commission work I will take some loose direction and this first case is a perfect example. I was asked if I could paint something similar to this painting…

…same colors and similar style. This is what I came up with. Please keep in mind that the painting was 12″ x 24″. A cell phone cover is 2.5″ x 4.75″, so the phone cover is much smaller. This is probably the most detailed phone cover I’ve done so far.

The next one I had free reign to do as I please. So, I painted one big face.

If you are interested in having a custom painted case for you phone please check out all the details on this post.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

This edition is so close to selling out that I’m getting anxious to find homes for the last remaining copies. This is number 61 out of 100. There are actually only 6 copies left, but they’ve been sold out of order.

I drew a little character on the inside back cover so the winning bidder will get something a little more unique than just a book. There are some other goodies included in the auction as well. There is a photo of the drawing on the listing. If you want to check it out or place a bid please visit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130633855295.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

“Killer Whale Drum”
by Alano Edzerza

Haida are the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. I don’t know much about them, but I do know that I am absolutely fascinated with their artwork. I’ve always been a sucker for bold lines and solid colors. And The Haida People are masters at it.

“Wolf Drum”
by David Robert Boxley

Back in the summer of 2000 I embarked on a solo road trip from where in live on the Central Coast of California all the way to up Vancouver Canada. This was before I owned a digital camera. Somewhere I have a shoebox full of photos from that trip and in those photos I have some Haida Totem Poles that I came across. Back then I knew I liked the artwork, but I didn’t investigate to find out anything about it. It was just a couple of weeks ago that I actually learned the term “Haida” and ever since I’ve been scrolling through Flickr and Google Images trying to satiate my appetite for Pacific Northwest Art.

Photo by Brian Dubois

Photo by Paul Turner

“Eagle Dancer”
by Alano Edzerza

I could easily post a lot more, but the discovery is part of the fun, so if you’d like to see more just check out the links on the post.

Enjoy!
- Jeff

These are from Sketchbook #3, my 1998 sketchbook.

Page 4

Page 13

Page 17

Page 18

Page 27

Enjoy!
- Jeff

I haven’t posted anything from my mini sketchbook since December. I worked on this book throughout 2000. That’s right, it’s eleven years old.

So you know, I had to cut my nails for a couple of these photos. I refuse to get photographed with long dirty nails. Gross.

This set of drawings is from Sketchbook #4, which I drew in from August 1998 – April 1999. As you can see these are from a phase I went through in which I would fill every empty space. I still do that to this day on some of my pieces. It’s always been hard for me to leave empty space. That’s probably why I’m such a pack rat.

I was also going through some sort of perversion phase. Look again. On close inspection you’ll find all sorts of dirty stuff going on.

Enjoy!
- Jeff