Monday, May 14, 2012

Star Wars May the Fourth Paintings at Green Room Fort Lauderdale

These are six of the eight paintings I made in honor of this year's May the Fourth Star Wars celebration. No surprise to those who know personally me since I'm a huge Star Wars geek. I made them just in time to take them with me to Fort Lauderdale's Green Room where I did "live painting" of a larger eighth one depicting Leia as Jabba's Slave right by the stage. That painting is still unfinished and although I'm not particularly crazy about it so far, it's pretty good I suppose considering it was painted under harsh and sometimes strobing lights.



The Bounty Hunters

IG-88, Boba Fett (1978 Holiday Special), Bossk

Acrylic on Canvas

3 May 2012







Cantina Denizens

Muftak, Duros, Momaw Nadon(Hammerhead)

Acrylic on Canvas

3 May 2012







The Hutt's Captive

Acrylic on Canvas

4 May 2012

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Queen of Cups





Queen of Cups

16 January 2012

Pencil on paper







Queen of Cups (detail)







Queen of Cups (detail)





Atlantis of the Mind Part One

While its very likely that the legend of the lost kingdom of Atlantis introduced by the ancient greek philosopher Plato in his dialogues Timeaus and Critias is a re-telling of the factual volcanic catastrophe that wiped out the ancient Minoan civilization, there have been many modern ideas and fantasies that have led some to believe that Atlantis was possibly a culture of extra-terrestrial origins. While I for one personally lean toward the recent archaeological Minoan theory, I still enjoy journeying in my mind to an Atlantis of the imagination. A few years ago, from 2004-2008, I began making several drawings and sketches for Atlantean buildings, people and machines of a more science-fictional bend.






Disciploid Two

2005

Pencil on Paper








Disciploid Two (detail)








Disciploid One

2004

Pencil on Paper








Disciploid One (detail)





Friday, May 11, 2012

Sketch for Plato's Atlantis

I have always been an aficionado of the Atlantis myth. This interpretive sketch is inspired by the ancient philosopher Plato's account of a pre-Hellenistic society that has led some believers and adventurers to speculate that its ruins lie submerged in the Mediterranean, among other places. In fact, archaeological findings are pointing to the Minoans and their volcanic catastrophe on ancient Thera as the probable origin of this legend.





Plato's Atlantis

2004

Pencil on Paper






Plato's Atlantis (detail)






Plato's Atlantis (detail)




Queen of Wands

Unintentionally inspired by Björk's song Crystalline from her most recent album Biophilia. I've been a fanatic of her music for years and this album has energized me to start drawing and painting again after an almost two year dry spell. It's no wonder her face came out in this image without my intending it. She's such a muse figure for me.





Queen of Wands (detail)







Queen of Wands

9 January 2012

Pencil on Paper