Category Archives: art deco
ArrowDeco form no.1 – a sculpture
when i was asked to participate in the new show for Quint Contemporary Art (Homing In), a show which required a piece with size limitations (no larger than 2 feet wide), i didn’t have anything ready to go. i usually try and have a new piece for every show, but i didn’t get much [...]
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hand drawn deco font
there aren’t enough art deco fonts in the world. so, i thought i’d add one.
i can’t even say i drew this the old fashioned way. type designers of the eighteenth century probably had more sophisticated tools than i used to create this drawing. i had fun with it anyway.
after it was done [...]
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3 drawings and a new show
first, i did this mirrored subway car drawing (based on the R36 ) a few weeks ago for a painting i’ve yet to start:
then i photocopied it a couple times, cut it out, and taped it together to make a neat little subway car skyscraper that sits perched on a shelf in between some art [...]
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thanks jill!
art show, iron man, and comic-con
last weekend was really fun. it was comic-con, i was part of a cool group art show, i had friends in from out of town, i had 4 days off from work, i got to meet and be semi-insulted (all in fun) by ashley wood while he signed my poster and gave me a [...]
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ink pencil paint. – comic-con art show
Group art show including yours truly @ L Street Fine Art Friday July 25th, 6 – 9pm. What’s that you say? you’re sad to miss it but you’ll be at comic-con that day? Well, unless you plan on staying at the con until late you don’t have to worry. The L [...]
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5 more art night sketches
i love the paper in this book.
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NYC’s super hero disguise will be revealed on july 26th 25th.
11 art night sketches + 1 spankin new painting
here’s some sketches from my art night book. the last time i posted stuff from this book was back in january . so these have all been done since. i usually try to do one every sunday. they’re all done with a 7b graphite pencil and a white charcoal pencil. [...]
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