Looks like life got in the way again.  I have been so busy lately that I have neglected my postings.

Well at least I've been busy working on new projects in the studio.  One of my latest is a series of digital manipulations of images that I have called Monsters in History.  It came to me a few months back when I was researching 16th and 17th century portraits.  While looking at the heroic or flawless manner in which these upscaled people were presented, I asked myself if they were really good people.  We all have our flaws and some of the worst of us get to be more famous than the best.  And good people but into horrible situations become manipulative monsters.  So I struck upon an idea of placing icons of the Monster movies we all grew up with into 20th century imagery, some with historical references.

Monsters in History - American Outlaw, is one such image.

The full image can be seen and purchased at society6.com

I have two others that use Frankenstein's Monster, and I have three others in the works. I have also started some works with the Wolfman, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and a number of others.  All having some reference to events in the 20th century.

Look up the work and let me know what you think.

Look forward to your comments.

Thanks

Haven't been able to post for the last two weeks do to a move.  Well, actually two moves.  I moved into a new house the same week the company I work for was moving into a new building.  I cannot tell you how tired I am of lifting and moving boxes, not to mention all the clutter and chaos.  It' not quite all over yet, I still have a lot of things to put away, but at least I have enough done that I can get back to work.

Before the move I started working on some new pieces,  I talked about them in my previous post.  This week I was thinking about the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis, which is coming up very shortly. Now keep in mind that I was only two at the time, so most of what I know is not from personal experience but from history class.  Still I had this thought, and wanted to throw a couple of things together just to see what I would come up with.  I do like the direction it's going, but I think I need to go a little deeper.  I am a little stuck, so if you would indulge me I would like to work out my thoughts in public; so to speak.

I know there's something here, I just need to thinking this through. There was a real since of a pending war with the Soviet's and it was going to start just 90 miles from American soil.  Tensions and fear were high and the cold war was in full swing. The crisis introduced the concept of  mutual assured destruction (MAD) as a deterring factor for all things relating to nuclear weapons and it has become a part of the to American vocabulary.  There needs to be something that can tie in the American family into the image a little more!?  Since I am working with images of American cars as the unifying factor in this series of works, I may want to use a 1962 Station Wagon.  Now, keep in mind that October is not only the month the crisis took place, but it used to also be the month when all the new model year cars were in the showrooms.  This is something I do remember form my earliest years, like the leaves changing colors in the fall, you could always count on the fact that the new cars would be out in October.  And the family car of choice in 1962,  was the station wagon!  There were just as many station wagons on the road then as there are SUV's today.  I think if I also work in idyllic sense of family or family life into the collage I believe I will start to see my vision for this piece come into focus.

 Thanks for allowing me to work out my ideas, this has been helpful to think out loud. As always, look forward to comments.  I am hoping to get back to a week posting again now that the dust has settled.

Pop Art has always been strong influence in my art. The works of Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselm, and Ed Ruscha, have always had a strong pull for me and I think some of these ideals can bee seen in my work.  Recetnly, I've been working on some new digital art that is centered on events and cars of my youth.  I am hoping to create more art like this that has the Pop Art influence, but that will allow me to bring together images that touch on my past, but time to my live today.

here is my first attempt, called "1962 Chevy" I will be making prints available soon on this image.

I've been playing with some new concepts over the past few years here is one of them.  This one I call "The Devil flies a Bomber".  It has lead to some new pieces that I've recently competed.  I'll be placing them on Fine art America and Society 6 soon.

It's Been A Long TIME!!

WOW! time sure moves fast these days!  It's hard to believe it's been two years since I've made my last entry on my blog.  I've been so busy in the studio and working on the house that I've lost track of all time.  But it's all good!!  Work on the house was competed in November, and I've had all this time to catch up in the studio. So many ideas, So little time.  I have also been busy working on setting up a gallery on http://society6.com/GreggHamby and http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/gregg-hamby.html. You've seen some of the work on this blog. However, much of the work will be new pieces that I've completed in the past year, and I will be uploading new art weekly.

Here is one of four works I call Mouse Parts.  It is a minimalist work that I did of Mickey Mouse.

I look forward to your comments, feedback, and possibly even purchases of the works!

Now that I am back I hope to keep the weekly updates of what is happening in the studio and works that I've done in the two years I've been M.I.A.

More to come!  Come back Soon!

Weight of the world…

I found this concept while going through some of my work recently. It was done a little over two years ago when I was first working up ideas and graphics for "Hands Across the Ocean" A project that was part of Wyland's last whaling wall that took place in China before last years Olympics. Although this concept was never used, I still like the illustration I did, and the size and shape of the poster. I don't know why, but I alway tend to favor a panoramic view in a lot of my work.

Joy Ride

Here is the poster that was used last year for the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concourse on the avenue, in fact, the client liked it so much that they are using it again this year, thus the date! I like this one, but not as much as the lamborghini/tiger shark poster I posted earlier this week. I am hoping that we'll do something new for next year.