ICARUS

7 1/2" X 10"
pencil/colored pencil

BUGS : PART I

THE BACK DOOR

8" X 14 3/4"
Gouache

MANTIS & ANT

8" X 14 3/4"
Gouache

PIGGY-BACK

8" X 10 1/4"
Gouache

STAGE DESIGNS

ink/pencil

Digital

PLUTONIAN ICE STORM

8 1/2" X 15"
Gouache

Preliminary sketches

ANCIENT MODERN

Some artwork for a future book and show: THE ANCIENT BOOK OF SEX & SCIENCE. I'm doing some small 3D pieces and paintings, the idea being that these (below) could be art or relics from an ancient Martian civilization.

MARTIAN SCULPTURE

15" tall
foam core/hot glue/modeling paste/acrylic/gouache

MARTIAN CARVINGS 01 & 02

9" X 12" X 1"
balsa foam/acrylic/gouache

These are insect studies from a previous post and an upcoming bug-themed show. But here, they have also worked as ancient Martian hieroglyphics.

STEP BY STEP

Final foam core construction.

Build up of Light Molding Paste. Lays down like whipped cream, dries semi-hard and very light in weight.

Course Pumice Gel was applied over the dried paste (to add more grit/rust). Then, the piece was painted with acrylic and gouache.

Preliminary sketch

CYCLOPS & CRUSADER

Finished paint (before final detailing)

EFX STUDIES

Cyclops 4 1/4" tall / Crusader 3" tall
sculpting foam/acrylic/gouache/feather/glass/metal

ALEXANDER GIRARD

Alexander (Sandro) Girard (1907-1993) was a designer of textiles, graphics, furniture and exhibitions. He also had a passion for collecting textiles and folk art from around the world. In 1963 he designed and made these wooden dolls to decorate his home. They have been reproduced by the Vitra Design Museum based on his originals.

I purchased some LED lights and played around with lighting and photographing a few of the dolls. The resulting colors were achieved in camera using different combinations of the multi-colored lights. The tallest doll of the three is only about 10 inches.

WOODEN DOLLS by Alexander Girard (1963)

LED lights purchased at IKEA

HANSEL & GRETEL

This artwork was done for an upcoming group show based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The show will exhibit at the Gallery Met in conjunction with The Metropolitan Opera's production of Hansel und Gretel (1893) by Engelbert Humperdinck.

IM WALDE (IN THE WOOD)

11 3/4" X 23"
acrylic/gouache

DEM HAUSCHEN (THE HOUSE)

16 1/2" X 20"
acrylic/gouache

HEXENSCHUB (WITCH'S SPELL)

14" X 20"
Acrylic

Preliminary sketches
All 8 1/2" X 11"

pencil/ink