It's been a while since I have been able to post anything. Here are a few new pieces...

Here is a batch of a few new pieces that I've done. Each one of these is created by using a stencil which I cut out on water color paper. From here I then used brushed on acrylic paint on top of gesso which was spread on with a rag. From here I then would place the stencil on top of the canvas. I really like to use a blue paint or a gold paint first. From there a coat of black works as an excellent way of creating shadow and depth. Besides the canned spray paints I would also use the mister bottle technique of diluting an acrylic paint with water or rubbing alcohol. On the painting of a sprouted tree I used a textured primer to create an extra bit of shadow and depth.

"An accident is a simple accident that we can always build off of."

newest piece for tonight.

"John Lennon"

Reposting these images from a short time back.

These are a couple of my old window paintings I have done along with a few window advertisements I painted for my job at Trader Joe's.

Here are a few new post of works I have been doing on a few of the influential people in my life. There are many more of these to come...

In order to create these I begin by laying down what ever colors or textures onto whatever object I plan on working with. From here I dry the objects either quickly or slowly to play with their textures. You can achieve this with blowdryers or even placing things in your oven. (cautious about the temps because you don't want to burn anything unless that is what you're going for. Then I place a stencil which I create and cut out to my liking. This is an old technique which is great because you can reuse the same image over and over again. Then once this dries glaze it to seal in the colors and the paints.

Einstein prints: This series of prints is dedicated to the genius of Albert Einstein. In order to create these pieces I first needed to create a stencil. From here it was a piece of cake. to create the images you first need to lay down either a flat color or a design of some sort. From there you place the stencil over the color or image you created. Every time is going to be different. Sometimes the paint runs, smears or doesn't come through the stencil properly. Once you've learned this technique you can begin to play around with it and use different types of glazes to create effects.

Here is one of my most innovative pieces. For this piece I was experimenting with diluted paints in order to see what would occur when i would tilt the canvas and let gravity take its course. In order to create this I first laid a heavy layer of gesso and then drew in the image of the sun as to how I wanted it. from here a pallet knife was used to place a heavy layer below the sun to create the jagged image of the earth. In order to dilute the paint as to how I wanted it I would use an old household cleaning spray bottle and spray the water and acrylic onto the canvas and begin manipulating it by tilting it and moving it and shaking it. this was done multiple times with multiple colors. From here I used a black india ink and calligraphy pen and splattered and dug in the inks across the bottom. With this water color pencils were also used to create a watery effect. In order to completely seal the deal a clear coat acrylic glaze medium was placed across this water color india ink combination. After a few coats of the glaze I began to slap the brush in these areas which caused actual bubbles to form. I left the bubbles to dry outside which then became 3 dimensional. this piece is currently hanging at Trattoria 225 in Oak Park Illinois.