Self Portraits (Spring Semester)

As promised, here are the self-portraits I've done in class so far this semester. Right now, I'm taking a break from myself, doing a more surreal painting that's more in tune with my drawings and sketches (and is in fact based on a sketch I have)... I'll post the original doodle along with the final painting this week. I just want to touch it up some before I call it finished. It wasn't easy, and took at least double the time of the paintings you'll see below, but by the end of the second class period, I had reached a turning point. More details when I actually post it, I just wanted to mention how I'm finally exiting my comfort zone in terms of my paintings. Enjoy!

Maybe John

My brother John recently commissioned me to paint him a portrait after seeing the most recent ones I did of myself (I'll post those soon). This is a little more interesting, though, because it's not me and there was a bit more to the process since I needed photo reference. Ultimately, I focused on the picture that had a somewhat interesting light source and what I felt accurately represented my brother. This was done fairly quickly and spontaneously, however. In the near future, I'd like to take a more conceptual approach that in some way mirrors the music John is currently wrapping up for his solo project, titled Maybe Bomb. We briefly discussed the idea of painted album artwork which I love and would happy to help execute.

Attention music nerds and tech geeks!

One of my favorite musicians, BT, recently did a lengthy but incredibly interesting interview for Macworld. They discuss everything from his completely unique approach to songwriting/producing to the current direction of technology. Fascinating stuff.

BT, aka Brian Transeau, also just put out a new full-length album titled These Hopeful Machines. It's an epic, 2-disc, 12 track, almost 2 hour piece of music and I highly recommend it. Check out the interview here.