Bela Lugosi

This is acrylic on water color paper, 8.5" x 11".

Tony Dungy

Here is another case of me feeling like I had a good direction/vision in the beginning but kind of got lost along the way. This got much thicker and layered than I intended and I am not pleased with the process!

With many of my recent posts being NFL stars, I thought Tony Dungy (former head coach of the Colts and current sports analyst) would be a good segway into some more Halloweeny type of stuff for the month, as he kind of has that Nosferatu appeal.

This is acrylic on 8.5" x 11" on some kind of blotter paper.

Michael Vick

Considering my last couple posts have had a sort of "bad boys of football" theme, I figured everything works best in threes. This is acrylic on board, 11"x14".

On the usual self-loathing technical note, I need to paint hands more often. They get too sloppy and I get bored too fast and give up too easily, taking on the mindset of "oh well, there's always next time". Not the best attitude for an intended portfolio piece.

O.J. Simpson

Now that we're into week 3 of the NFL season, I guess I'm on a football kick. This is 8.5" x 11" on illustration board.

Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback "Big Ben" Roethlisberger, or as I like to call him, "Rapistburger" (get it?!) has had 2 sexual assault allegations against him within a year. Although there wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty, he was suspended for the first 6 games this season for violating the NFL's personal code of conduct policy. He has recently been reduced to 4 games for "good behavior".

This is acrylic on hot press illustration board, 11" x 14".

FAVRE VADER

Here is my latest "theme park wall sample". This is an idea that might have been a tad more relevant and funny had I executed a year ago. I sketched it several times back then, hated it, and put it on the backburner. Something prompted me to give it another stab. I'm still not 100% happy with the likenesses, but I'm sure any and/or all football fan patrons at the Mall of America will still get a cheap laugh at the idea when they see it.

This is marker and airbrush.

Happy Birthday, America!

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This is a refined, painted version of a drawing I did a couple years ago. Inspired by the fact that among all the mascots roaming the Mall of America, they have no official character to represent the mall as a whole. There's Sharky from the aquarium, a frog from the Rainforest Cafe, a disgusting plush shrimp from Bubba Gump, a moose from a mini-golf course, and of course there's Spongebob & Co., but no official icon from the Mall of America to greet the guests. This is my pitch.

It's been a while since I've done an acrylic painting of anything other than a celebrity, and I think there is much work to be done. There are several areas of slop here. Time to not use the busy summer season as an excuse for not painting more.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum gig poster named flyer of the week!

...over at the City Pages blog.

Gig poster

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One of my favorite live acts is coming back to town, and I haven't missed an opportunity to see them each time they've returned in the last 6 years. This show is somewhat unique because they aren't on tour, nor is there a new album to be supporting. Only 4 dates, one that happens to be here. Guzzlemug has been given the honor of opening for them.

Shane Prendiville, one of my friends in Guzzlemug, asked me if I was interested in coming up with a gig poster that will be getting screen-printed. Hell yes I was. So we sat down and brainstormed for a bit. Here's what we came up with.

Two more prints on ebay

You know you need these gracing the walls of your home. And in the process, you get to contribute to my moving funds! These were both created in 2004 as part of my Senior Project.
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