The Plunge

10″x8″
Acrylic on Canvas
1.5″ thick canvas with painted black sides

Gutenberg’s Discontent

14″x 14″
Acrylic on Canvas
1.5″ thick canvas with painted black sides

Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of movable type, which gave way to printing as we know it. With a strong base of process color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black), I tap into my graphic design roots. What comes out might make Gutenberg roll in his grave, but I think the piece really comes alive. Must be seen in the light to truly be appreciated.

“Sarah Mae”

Charcoal on Paper

Testing out a new themes to see how it works. This may be temporary, so you can ignore this one.

A quick sketch of model Laura Celeste. You can see the final image HERE.

On a tip from an artist I respect and admire, I decided to check out some water soluble paint pens. I can’t say this was a rousing success, but I definitely think this is something I could get into. I want to try and do some figurative work with them, but the fat, square nib throws me off a bit, turns out a bit like calligraphy; and the thinner, pen-like nib is too small to do substantial line work. Either way, I definitely see this as being a new avenue to my art, so stay tuned.

Big props to Joshua Petker, Jose Parla and Krink for the inspiration.

Kelsey Brooks blows my mind and is one of my favorite current artists. Quint Contemporary in La Jolla, CA is showcasing his work starting with the showing this weekend.

Kelsey Brookes @ Quint Contemporary Art from Zack Nielsen on Vimeo.

Sidenote,

This video just blows my mind. I can’t even imagine the hours of work that went into creating this wonderful piece of art.

Another time lapse drawing, this time with charcoal on canvas of model Riley Knight.

Amazing, creative work by Rosemarie Fiore using Fireworks on paper. It just goes to show, there is art in everything.

This image didn’t turn out nearly as cool as I would have hoped, but I wanted to experiment with the time lapse video. Enjoy.