Barkeep Lighting

Some Photoshop lighting to an old traditional piece.

Characters for a Children's Book

Hamburger and Pickles.

Sorry for Some Deleted Comments

My apologies to the last 50 people who have left me comments.  I mistakenly deleted them this morning and once you do that, Blogger has no way of retrieving them.  I always appreciate the time you make to look at the blog, let alone comment.  So please keep the comments and critiques coming.

Thanks,
Sharack

Low Rise Buildings w/Shops - for the Boardwalk Piece

Pilot Hi-Tec C, Tria-Color Markers and Photoshop CS6.

Some More Old Man and the Sea

Updated version of Santiago Rests.  When he wakes, he will embark on his journey out to sea.

Santiago Lives!  A work in progress for the last shot of the book.  Manolin, after seeing Santiago's wrecked skiff and fully devoured Marlin, runs up to Santiago's shack to see him resting peacefully in bed.

House in the Franklin Hills on Franklin Ave

This is another house in the neighborhood.  I love the use of all the different materials.  Sat outside and sketched for an hour, then brought back and colored in Photoshop. I tried a different digital painting technique using only the Lasso Tool and Paint Bucket.

Along the AC Boardwalk,1927 - Current Painting in Progress

So that pre-work for the 1920's has led to this layout - still very much in progress.  The characters are all 'stand-ins' from my last painting just to start to see how the area is going to look with lit characters.  Pretty excited to continue to develop this one.

Les and His Writer Pals

A birthday present for a good friend - Les with his favorite playwrights.  From (screen) left to right: Tony Kushner, August Wilson, Sophocles, Les, Tennessee Williams, Harold Pinter and Shakespeare.

Apollo Theatre Lighting

lighting

paint and texture

sketch

House on Rowena, Los Feliz

Been spending a lot of time working digitally in the studio.  Finally had some free time to sketch the other day before the rains came.  This is a super fun house in the neighborhood - look at them roof lines.  Really fun to draw.

Apollo Theatre

Early design work for newest painting.  Apollo Theatre, Apollo Restaurant and apartments, Atlantic City.

Contest Submission - Updated

One of my favorite house DJ's, Sasha, is having a contest for future label artwork.  It's being run through Talent House.  My submission was conceived, inked and colored in Photoshop over the course of 12 hours.  If you think it deserves your vote, please follow the link below.  Thanks!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone (if anyone) that took the time to vote.  My entry did not win the popular vote, but it did win the grand prize, personally picked by the DJ himself!  I am completely honored and excited to have be given this opportunity to work with one of the best in his field.

1920's Women's Fashion Silhouettes

Holiday Time on the Boardwalk

Into the 1920's We Go

Started a new painting.  It will be set a little later than my previous paintings, 1920's instead of the late 1800's.  Looking forward to many of the fun transportation vehicles of the period..

Early Morning Walk to the Beach

Butcher Slicing Meat

Santiago Rests

An environment and lighting study for the interior of Santiago's shack.

Butcher Selling Meat - Process

I haven't used a pencil in a long time.  It was very satisfying.  To be continued...

Inked with Pilot Hi-Tec C.

Colored with Tria Markers.

Happy Birthday Card to my Girlfriend

Gouache on water color paper.

Detective Madmin's Study

Oil Pastels Around My Home

Autumn Sunset in Transylville, c. 1870

Above is the final version.  The close-ups below do not reflect some of the subtle changes that I have made in this version.

Old Timey Horse and Buggy

Gramercy Park Inspired Street Lamp

Here's a small peak into one of the finished elements of newest painting.  Lot of details!

More Street Lamps and Stuff Happening on the Street

Sketches of details to go in current painting - been working on this painting for about two months - will be done very shortly.

Chalk Board Menu

Latest Chalk Board menu for Silo Slider Bar in downtown LA at the HAAS BLD'G - 7th and Broadway.

Wolf

My apologies for the lack of posts and the lack of work available at the Print Shop (if anyone has checked). I've been working on a big painting that I am almost done with. Here's a wolf character sketched on napkin that will appear in that painting. More work to come soon.

Smoking Buddies

Been working on a big painting lately so haven't had much time to do anything else.  But I needed a break and out came these two smoking buddies.