I've been looking at a lot of work lately by other artists, and I'm noticing a growing trend towards slick images that veer away from brush strokes or gesture lines.
It's probably not a trend.
I'm probably just waking up to the notion of marrying artwork with graphics to create paintings that look as polished as posters. While I'm a fan of the computer and Adobe's Creative packages, I have to admit that, even when I use those, I like a stray line here and there.
I admire those who can keep all lines so exceptionally tidy that their paintings emit a "fresh off the press" vibe, but something about finishing a piece THAT much...for ME...makes me twitch a tiny bit.
I don't simply paint sad/cute/tortured/demented animals. I paint sad/cute/tortured/demented people as well. One year all I wanted to paint was Canada's current Conservative Party. Find some images of Ralph Klein and tell me he doesn't look tortured. Look up Stephen Harper images and...I'll stop right there because I'm merely speaking about visuals and am loathe to come across as any sort of political. At any rate, here is my latest, more "serious" piece.
This piece was created in honor of a show coming up at Fish with Braids. It's this great new Jersey City shop with tons of cool handmade hats, hand-painted bags & other totally original accessories/works of art. Her show is up from June 6th through June 13th. The opening is June 6th.
Meet Frankie T'amata. He's a chef by day and a mafia hit-man by night. That might seem incongruous, especially for a tomato, but they actually work together quite nicely. You'd be surprised to know that both jobs call for similar skill sets. They won't be discussed in detail at this time, but efficiency is certainly one of them. Sometimes, while he's finishing off his night's work, he's also sorting out the next day's Special. Unfortunately for these little shrimp, they were "The Catch of the Day" twice in a 24 hour period.
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