Jimi Hendrix illustration and tshirt

This turned out awesome! Took me forever to clean up around the hair so I could add the psychedelic color behind Jimi but it was worth it. The person that commissioned the artwork hasn't seen it yet but hopefully they'll approve. 

You can purchase this illustration on a t-shirt on Redbubble. They have a variety of different t-shirt colors you can choose from. Free shipping if you buy 3 shirts on Redbubble. Probably do more t-shirt designs in the future. Let me know if you have any ideas?

Finished Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac painting

Finished the Stevie Nicks painting early this morning. Decided to add the moon and stars at the last minute and believe that it adds just a little something to the painting. This was a commission so the painting is not for sale but you can get prints at Redbubble!

Next Up: Jimi Hendrix ink drawing and then back to Wonderland

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac painting progress 1

Still have a lot of work to do but this gives you a good idea of where it is headed. The face needs a little more work and the white in the hair is basically to get a feeling of the movement of the hair before I start the detail. Stevie will also have necklaces around her neck. More to come!

I'm really enjoying this painting. It's been years since I've listened to Fleetwood Mac and am loving the music while painting. I think Sara is my fave Fleetwood Mac song.

Violin Girl painting finished

It's finished in time and I took it down to the Conservatory of the Ozarks this afternoon where it will be on display and available for sale. This Friday from 5 to 9pm stop by the conservatory and view all the music related artwork and enjoy the Conservatory's singers. The Conservatory of the Ozarks is located in Chesterfield Village and the address is 2132 West Chesterfield Boulevard Suite 103 & 104D Springfield, MO. 


The painting took me well over 60 hours due to it's complexity with the hair and the overall size. I was planning on making the background a lighter blue but it ended up being the bluish purple. Next up is another pet portrait!


- Here's a shout out to Brian for letting me use the wonderful photo for reference. Visit his Flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltfan909 


- Also if your interested in the Conservatory of the Ozarks please visit the webpage at: http://ozarks.musicteaching.info/

Violin Girl Painting Progress 4

Turning out great! Just a few more things to do before I start the background. Need to get this finished since I have a pet portrait to do in the next few weeks also.

Violin Girl Painting Progress 3

This may be my best painting yet even though there is so much detail it is taking me forever. Please click the pictures for more a more detailed view. After I painted the face I started on the hair and had to take a break so I've been working on the violin. After the violin is finished I'll start work on the hands. Have to finish this before the 18th of December so they'll be more posts soon.

Violin Girl Painting Progress 2

This is about 8 hours into the painting. This is about the 2nd layer on the face and I'll end up doing a few more to smooth out the shading and make it softer. This is my favorite painting that I've worked on in awhile.

Happy Holidays!!!

Violin girl painting progress 1

Here is the newest painting that I'm working on. It is of a girl playing violin. The reference picture (shown above) that I'm working off of is taken by Brian also known as Coltfan909. Please view his photos on flickr because he's letting me use an amazing photograph for reference and he's a really great photographer  http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltfan909/

The painting is one of the biggest I've painted in a while the dimensions are 34 x 48 inches (photo below). I'm doing the painting for the Conservatory of the Ozarks in Chesterfield Village located in Springfield, MO. They teach piano, guitar, violin, and also have vocal lessons. They are showing artwork at the conservatory on December 18th so the painting has to be done with by then.

More Soon!

fiona apple drawing

Finished the Fiona Apple drawing that has been in progress for a long time. It probably took about 6 to 10 hours total to finish. I used a reference pic that I believe was from entertainment weekly.

scott weiland painting progress 1

Haven't posted in a while. Life's been keeping me plenty busy. So here the progress on the Weiland painting. The face is the hardest part and usually takes the longest on the painting so the rest of the painting should move right along.

kurt cobain painting wip 2

Here's the current status on the painting!

Kurt Cobain painting wip 1

Finished the face although I'll have to tweak a few things on it.

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana sketch

This is the sketch of the Kurt Cobain painting that I'm working on. The sketch is pretty rough so I'll have to tweak a few things and hope everything works the way I want.

Eddie Vedder painting wip 2

Did a whole bunch of painting today so here's another post of my progress on Pearl Jam's lead singer.

Eddie Vedder painting wip 1

Here is the current progress on my newest painting. Enjoy!

Eddie Vedder sketch for painting

Getting ready to start painting the grunge series again. There are two more paintings in the grunge series which will be Eddie Vedder (current) and Kurt Cobain. Stay tuned for more progress on this painting.

brandon flowers of the killers wip 4

Almost finished. Not sure if I'm going to leave the background blue and I also still have more details on the feathers yet.

fiona apple wip 2

Here is the progress on the Fiona Apple drawing that was posted last month.

brandon flowers of the killers wip 3

Here's a new update on the painting in progress. Hope to finish it by the end of next week. I'm really pleased with how the painting is progressing.

brandon flowers of the killers wip 2

Here is an updated pic of how the painting is progressing. This painting is taking me awhile (: