Posts Tagged ‘painting’

Just finished a mini series of 3 paintings. They are all approximately 4″ x 4″. And here they are…

“Poet Laureate”
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“I’m Beaked”
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“I Eat Coyote”
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The term “series” is used loosely here. In this case it basically means I used the same colors for all three pieces, so they match each other. If I really wanted to nerd out I could make up a story to tie the three paintings together. Something like…

The poet befriended a man that eats coyotes and together they went bird hunting. The coyote eater showed the snobby poet the beauty and pleasure of hunting your own prey to feed your family with. And you know, it really says a lot about American society and how the majority of people are too lazy to befriend others face to face and that we prefer buying cooked chickens at Costco as opposed of shooting down birds on our own for dinner. Something like that.

I made a couple of new “mini-paintings” this weekend. They are both 4″ x 4″ and $30, plus shipping.

“Time To Skip Town”
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“Trifecta”
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Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

Pascal moved into my work studio a couple of weeks ago. We now keep each other company during the day and on these late night painting sessions. I’ve never been a pet person, but Pascal really won my heart. I mean, look at that smooshed up little face of his…seriously.

This cart has really made my life easier. I love having all my supplies in one space. And it’s mobile so I never have to leave my chair. It’s a perfect marriage of artist laziness and workaholic effectiveness.

Tonight, I’m finishing up the “Welcome to…” portion of this sign for Batch, a local ice cream sandwich shop. Very tasty and I highly recommend checking them out. The next step to this project is a 4′ x 6′ sign. I keep referring to it as menu board, but it’s not so much a menu board as it is a “call to action” board letting customers know the proper steps on how to order. More on that in a future post.

Never a night goes by without music. I’ve been super into Hip Hop and Pandora (Kid Cudi Radio) ever since I got out of my Girl Talk, All Day phase. Seriously, I listened to that for months. With over 300 samples from so many genres of music it really is hard to get bored with.

And there you have it. That’s my night.

Sweet dreams!
- Jeff

Adam and Sara, soon to be newlyweds, have been supporters of my artwork for years. When they asked me to paint a bride and groom for them I felt honored and happily accepted the challenge. This isn’t so much a portrait of them as it is my own interpretation of a bride and groom. And I think it might be one of the cutest paintings I’ve even made.

They also asked me to make some custom magnets of the painting so they can give them as gifts to their wedding guests.

I’m always interested in new commission projects, so if you have anything in mind hit me up.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

UPDATE:
Now available as a limited edition print! Details.

Yes, still addicted to owls over here. These three are the latest. All of them are available to purchase from my etsy shop.

“Mr. Rager”
4″ x 4″ – mixed media on wood
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“Sing Me A Sonnet”
4″ x 4″ – mixed media on wood
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“I Eat Mice”
4″ x 4″ – mixed media on wood
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Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

Last night I made two new mini paintings. They are both 4″ squares. I have a lot of these 4″ square pieces so I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of these in the future.

“Lifted”
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I’ve been painting so many owls lately, that I figured I should do something different. So, I painted this little character.

“Let Me In”
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That’s it for now. Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

I end up with a lot of wood scraps. A few years ago I started putting them to use by painting them. I called them “blockheads” because I would use the shape of the wood for the characters face. Here are a couple of examples.

I don’t think any of these Blockheads were any bigger than 3″ x 6″. Coral suggested painting a BIG blockhead. She wants me to paint one that’s at least 2′ x 4′. I haven’t painted one that size yet, but last night I finished this one that is 14″ x 18″. Being bigger than 2″ – 3″ wide I was able to get a lot more detailed.

“Loose Cannon”
14″ x 18″ – mixed media on wood
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It was fun making a bigger Blockhead than what I normally do. Not sure if I’ll step it up to the 2′ x 4′ size, but it’s certainly a possibility.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

“Sleepers”
5″ x 7″ – mixed media on wood, signed on back
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I’m still super into the white ink on dark colored backgrounds. Fun stuff.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

I can’t seem to shake this owl obsession. They’re fun to paint. Here are my three newest owls.

A few years ago I started painting on pages torn out of a 1964 cookbook I found in my parents garage. I thought I had used all the pages, but was pretty stoked to find one unpainted a few nights ago.

“Owls Like Biscuits”
6″ x 9″ – mixed media on vintage cookbook page
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“Mint Green Owl”
4″ x 4″ – mixed media on wood
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“Pink Owl”
4″ x 4″ – mixed media on wood
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If you’d like to see all the available original work I have at the moment please check out my etsy shop.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

“Dirty Laundry”
11″ x 14″ – mixed media on wood, signed on back
$200, plus shipping
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It’s true. I painted some of this at the laundromat while four loads of dirty clothes spun around in washing machines.

Thanks for looking!
- Jeff

I am having a love affair with this white ink! It’s so nice to be able to use black in the background. I painted this little night owl this afternoon. Isn’t the internet awesome? A person can make a painting, photograph it and upload it to the internet for sale all in a matter of minutes. Well, the actual painting part takes more than “minutes”, but once that’s done the rest of it goes pretty fast.

This painting is called “Night Owl” and is 4″ x 4″, acrylic and ink on wood with resin coating. It’s available in my etsy shop for $30.

Hoot hoot!
- Jeff

If you memorize my posts, which I’m sure nobody does, then you might recall, but you probably won’t, my post about abstract art from earlier this month. Well, this painting was originally made when I was experimenting with new techniques for the backgrounds of my paintings. And honestly, I was also looking for a way to come up with some purely abstract pieces that I wouldn’t have the urge to add my characters to.

As you can see, I just couldn’t help myself. I had to paint a face over this one.

“Where Them Girls At?”
5.5″ x 7.5″ – mixed media on wood

I like it better now though. Of course, like I said before, abstract paintings work better when they’re big. If this was at least 36″ x 48″ instead of 5.5″ x 7.5″ I might have been able to keep it purely abstract.

Well, back to the drawing board.
Sweet dreams.

- Jeff