TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Carnage on the Strip
Here' a fun private commission I recently finished for a client. I was asked to show Carnage and Deadpool fighting on the Las Vegas Strip, with sports cars and glitz. The whole idea seemed aptly over-the-top for Deadpool, so I tried to treat the composition the same way, and pack as much narrative as I could in there. Maybe even break the 'fourth wall'. The background looking like a comic book page is meant as…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Rock & Roll Fantasy Series X 2 Plus a Strange Skull!
November 19, 2024 - Horns up!! Thought I'd share a few quickies this month from IX con! All of these paintings were one session pieces, and I attacked them in the same way. (Pretty Much) I started with an acrylic Wash over a Conte pastel drawing. Working in the Conte first, kept the drawing light and flexible. I could lift it off in areas if needed, and I stayed with like a brick red pastel so I would not have to compete with a dark black line. I locked that drawing in with a pretty monochrome Violet Oxide Golden Fluid Acrylic wash, which let me add values where I wanted. The the fun began and I want nuts with oil paint. Got a bit crazy using pallet knife and even oil sticks. After that was down, most of the…
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