Hi all,
I did some more pen drawings in my sketchbook over the weekend. Again, they’re not great photos, but wanted to share anyway. I hope you enjoy them.
She was tired of shaving and said, “To hell with it”, 2013
“Not Those Two Again” 2013
“Not another Sausage Fest” 2013
“Peter & The Wolf” 2013
“Go Home Angel, You’re Drunk” 2013
“A Real Rotten Bastard & His Dog” 2013
Until next time,
ckirk
The “Schoch” Commission 2013
The commission done for Mr. Alexander Schoch is all boxed up and ready to go. It has been a while since I built a box for a painting this size….next time I think I’ll just order a canvas of the same size….then use that box
Until next time,
ckirk
Hello,
I found an old unused sketch book so, I spent a little time this weekend entertaining my kiddo and myself with pen sketches of cartoon/comic characters. These aren’t great photos, but oh well… I wanted to share them anyway.
Until next time
ckirk
Used lots of media for this 18 x 24″ piece: watercolor, spray paint, enamel, acrylic, & ink.
I think I’m going to call it “Erika & Her Treacherous Hair”
Until next time,
ckirk
Hello all,
Blogging because I finally finished the “La Dav” commission and I’m very pleased with the way it came out. Dave wanted a very photorealistic portrait of himself with ruddy flesh tone pallet. The oil needs to dry a bit, but it will soon be ready to ship. Anyway, I wanted to share some pictures.
I also managed to do a couple more watercolors. The first is a re imagining of the “Joker”. I used my self for reference, mainly because I’m readily available, so, I have to say it looks nothing like the character we know and love, but oh well….that was the point I guess. Either way, it was fun. I don’t have a proper photo of this piece yet, but here’s what I have.
Last but not least, I pained an “Adventure Time” piece for my kiddo. He loves the show as much as I do, so it seemed like a nice idea. Again, no proper photo, but oh well.
Until next time,
ckirk
I haven’t been able to work on the “La Dav” commission much this week as I have been busy looking after my kiddo, but I’m like a shark and I never stop swimming…. I did however, get to finish up a few watercolor pieces upstairs. I’m hoping to get back to the “La Dav” piece later today.
“Nemesis”, 18 x 24″, watercolor & collage on 140lb acid-free watercolor paper, 2013
Now for some detail shots..
“Synched”, 11 x 14″, watercolor & oil on 90lb acid-free watercolor paper, 2013
Until next time,
ckirk
Hi all,
I’m starting my next commission this week…an oil portrait of cigarette smoking Frenchman La Dav and have been doing watercolors almost everyday. I finished reading “Arkham Asylum” and wanted to use Dave McKean’s version of the Joker without actually doing a joker piece.
I also took my 3-year-old son to the comic book store for the first time. Grabbed him a Batman cowl and cape. Put the receipt in an envelope to write off on my taxes and referenced a photograph of the kid in the cowl for yet another “Pet Gun” painting.
Also after completing the “Galactus” themed piece last week…I figured why not do another portrait of myself as another marvel villain? This time I chose Apocalypse because I also subscribe to Darwin’s theory of Evolution.
“”Portrait Of The Artist As Advocate For Natural Selection”, 11 x 14 “, Watercolor on 90lb acid-free Watercolor paper, 2013
Until next time
ckirk
Hi again,
I finished putting the Schoch commission video together yesterday. The video shows the progression of the oil painting from blank canvas to badass composition. Its fun to watch!
I’ll be starting my next commission soon. It’s much smaller, so it shouldn’t take as long. I’ll be painting the face of a cigarette smoking Frenchman by the name of La Dave. I’m excited because I’ll be using the same ruddy flesh tone pallet I employed on “Re Imagining Gozer”. Before starting the commission, I had to get an idea that has been bouncing around in my head out and onto paper, so yesterday evening I started the watercolor below.
I normally keep my watercolors pieces loose but I kept this piece much tighter than usual. I figured painting myself in a Galactus mask would be a funny if not slightly ominous way of expressing my ambitions and my appetites.
The piece is titled “Portrait Of The Artist As Demi God With Eternal Appetite”, and was created with watercolor and primer. The painting is on an 18 x 24″ sheet of 140lb acid free watercolor paper, but I’m not sure if the size is going to remain. I’m going to take a proper photograph of the entire piece later today to see how it looks. I may be cutting the sheet down the size above.
Until next time,
ckirk
Hello again,
Since my last blog post I finished two new watercolor pieces. Both are 11 x 14″ on 90lb watercolor paper. The first is titled “Wicked Gods With Little g’s & Big Dicks”, I’ll explain. As always, I’ve been shooting plenty of footage documenting the progression of Mr. Schoch’s piece. Monkeys are in the composition, so I searched the web for monkey songs. Anyway, I found one that I hadn’t heard since I was a teenager…. ”My Monkey” by Marilyn Manson. Anyway, the song is a bit too much for the Schoch video, but I wanted to somehow turn the experience of re listening to “My Monkey” after all these years into a piece of art. I used to love Marilyn Manson’s tunes. I still do despite the fact that never listen to the songs anymore. I guess I’m just not as angry as I used to be.
The second watercolor was really created by accident. I was playing around with changing up the index menu text on my website. I figured the menu would look cool hand written in watercolor. Anyway, I decided I wasn’t up the task of dealing with all the html on that particular day and began to doodle beside the text. I wound up painting a funny little image of The Joker.
This piece is titled. ”The Artist Formerly Know As Joker”
Both of these new works can be found on the gallery page of my website. Just click HERE.
In other news. I finished the “Schoch” commission. He loves it and so does his 5-year-old daughter who is featured in the piece. It will be a while before I can ship the piece though. The paint is so thick and heavy…it will take some time to dry. I plan to put the progression video together today or tomorrow, but in the mean time, check out the images below.
Until next time,
ckirk
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