Digital Art

Latest Work…Dread (revised)

As an artist one of the hardest things I face is keeping my skills sharp. One day I might think I am getting use to a style or technique and then a few weeks later or a month later I discover a whole new way to create the same image but only what i feel is better. So this is the main reason I’m always recreating artwork that was already on the site. It’s not that I don’t have new work but I only want to show certain images and now all or everything in my collection. Take a look.
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Work in progress

It’s no secret that I am a fan of food and particularly a fan of nachos. So when I was asked to created some art for Nachos NY I jumped at it. With this piece I was looking to take my digital painting skills to another level so I started with a simple drawing but then decided just to delete the outline and paint freehand. Like I said this is a work in progress so stay tuned for the final product. peace-
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Spectrum of Skills

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This past weekend on of the many events I checked out was the “SPECTRUM-The best in contemporary fantastic art” at the
Society of Illustrators.
This was a great exhibition. I will be returning later this week for a second look. The work is amazing! Some artist printed the works on canvas and most are original hand painted pieces. This is a must for any fan or illustrator or artist in general the work as a whole is a great inspiration.


Old VS. New

This was originally posted on July 15th however, being my own worst critic I decided to go back in a change a few things in the artwork.
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Now after making the changes I’m still unsatisfied with the piece but since I created this for myself it doesn’t matter. All I can do now is learn from my mistakes and what not to do for the next go round. It’s funny that after all these years I finally found a style when painting with acrylics and I’m still battling somewhat with digital painting. That’s what I love about art, there is always something to be learned.
Here’s a pic of the original concept.
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Thicky Chick

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This piece was originally a thicky chick I created for a friend of mine. I wasn’t to happy with the composition so I adjusted it a little bit.