I remember coming up with this idea when I was tearing up old paperwork to burn. I was going through files and ripping up old documents that I didn’t need anymore. I became engrossed every time I tore a piece of paper and how it tore differently. One piece I tore came out pretty much how I painted this piece. I found the torn pieces of paper made faces. Inspiration can hit…even when you are doing mundane stuff that doesn’t seem so important.
One of the 4 paintings I did for a Gallery Portrait Show. My good friend took a great shot of himself and played around with the shapes and colors and created this piece. I reached out to him and this was my spin on it.
An amazing photograph that can tell 2 very different stories.
With some of my commissions being cars, I figured I would take a shot at painting a motorcycle. I have a lot of friends that ride bikes and I love how they explain the feeling they get when they hit the open road. The freedom they feel…like all of the stress gets dumped on the open road. I’ve been told until you get on one you’ll never truly understand.
I ended up creating this piece twice.
This is the second version…this has a little more detail and a better cloak.