Miles in Blue

I JUST FINISHED THIS PAINTING OF jazz legend, Miles Davis. A little-known fact is that Miles Davis was inspired by Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and three of his albums reference this - Blue Period (1953), Blue Moods (1955), and Kind of Blue (1959). The background of the painting is a wash of Indigo Blue, and the gold in the trumpet is a glaze of Cadmium Yellow.

The painting is for Crossroads Art Center's Jazz Art Show in March and is framed with a beautiful floating frame. 

The original is 16"x20" and prints are available at my etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1861362130/miles-in-blue-fine-art-print-jazz-art

Dave Grohl commission

 

Dave Grohl WIP commission

 When I took this pic I think last Sept or Oct, I had maybe 5 portraits going at one time and a serious deadline to meet. 

Dave Grohl commissiono WIP

 

Dave Grohl WIP

 Progress pic of a commission of Dave Grohl.

Dave Grohl WIP

 WIP Portrait commission of Dave Grohl

Prince

 Commissioned painting of Prince

Prints of this original painting can be ordered at my etsy store.
https://www.etsy.com/.../prince-print-purple-rain...

Prince time-lapse video

 This is a time-lapse painting of Prince that was a commission. Unfortunately, the video is cropped at the top and I'm not sure why. I'm using an outdated version of iMovie to edit my videos and for some reason, it no longer imports sound. I know, I know, I could always get the updated version, but this is a recent issue that I've been having. Apple is known for fucking up its products when a newer version is released, so this shouldn't come as a surprise. Imagine buying a car, and when the manufacturer makes a new one, the other one quits working. Same concept. Anyway...enough bitching. Enjoy the show. 

Prince commission work in progress

 

Prince commission work in progress

 Work in progress pic of a commission of Prince.

Jimi Hendrix commission

 Commission of Jimi Hendrix in acrylic. 

Jimi Hendrix timelapse

 

Janis Joplin commission

 

Janis Joplin

 Work in progress portrait commission of Janis Joplin

Stevie Nicks Print

Stevie Nicks Print

11x14 - $25

16x20 - $40

Free domestic shipping.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/885072402/stevie-nicks-print?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 

Stevie Nicks

 

Prints of Keith Richards & Mick Jagger

Prints of Keith Richards & Mick Jagger available for purchase.

11x14 - $30

16x20 - $60

Domestic shipping is free. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/878746583/rolling-stones-keith-richards-and-mick?ref=shop_home_active_4&frs=1 

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards commission

 This is one of I think 8 or 9 portrait commissions of classic rock groups. Size is 30"x40" acrylic.

Keith Richards & Mick Jagger

I got my second art collector. About a year or so ago, a lady began commissioning me to do Pop Art portraits of soul singers - Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, etc. Recently, my work has been on display at Honeywhytes in Richmond, just near the Train Station. A customer bought a painting and contacted me to see if I did other work. She's friends with Lynyrd Skynyrd and has commissioned me to paint almost a dozen classic rock paintings. This one is my first one of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. I'll be posting the completed piece in a few days. 

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Graphite

11x14