Watercolor on Arches paper. I forgot to post this earlier…My oldest niece asked me to design a new tattoo for her. She loved it!
Author: kraeg555
Flower Arrangement (Commission)
22 x 30 watercolor on paper. This was a piece commissioned by a friend for his wife’s birthday. Each flower represents the birth month of every family member.
Big Bronto Bite
Watercolor on paper. I painted this self-portrait of me with a brass brontosaurus in my mouth.
Dave
16×16 oil on canvas. My latest painting is a portrait of everyone’s favorite coach/gay uncle/friend Dave Cobb! I experimented using red and green gels over a single light source to add some additional color. Praise goes to Dave for being patient while I worked out my concept!
Still Life
9×12 Watercolor paintings on Arches paper. These are some various still life paintings I’ve worked on in the past year and showed at the Wallingford Art Center.
M.I.C. Two-Headed Rex
12x 16 Graphite and Watercolor painting on Arches paper. Taking a short break and a bit of a palate cleanser before starting a new series, I had to paint this guy. He’s been judging me from my box of toys for 2 years now.
Hercules and Iolaus (Final)
“Hercules and Iolaus” 16×40, oil on canvas. My latest painting and a concept I’ve been wanting to create for over a year. Huge thanks to my wonderful and patient friends, Howard Butch McCoy and David Evans for helping me realize this!
Hercules and Iolaus (Progress Shots)
initial sketch
transfer
detail left
detail right
painting progress
WIP
WIP
WIP
WIP
near competion
Titans (Bear Mythology)
“Oceanus” Oil on canvas, 18×24
“Hyperion.” Oil on canvas 18×24
“Iapetus.” Oil on canvas, 18×24
“Prometheus.” Oil on canvas 18×24
“Atlas.” Oil on canvas 18×24
“Cronus.” Oil on canvas 18×24
My titan series is a throwback to oil paintings depicting Greek myths with idealized bodies. I wanted to create paintings showing my vision of the ideal male form and used my friends and acquaintances from the bear community as models. In addition I designed a couple minimalist line art tattoos to help illustrate the story of each titan, who they are and what they represent.
