Remembering A Sad Anniversary

Here is a new, but old image. I did this one 6 years ago at the start of the Iraq war. At the time I was working on a little self promotional piece for my freelance work. I was thinking about using the tag line "if you need a small army." I had taken some shots of a handful of plastic army men to use it the project, and then war broke out and I didn't think it was appropriate. So, I crate this piece as a personal comment on the war. It's hard to believe that the war has been going on for 6 years.

Another concept

Here is another recent piece I am working on. Sometimes, I like these digital versions so much that I choose just to keep them this way and not work them up as a painting. For these, I am thinking about doing limited editions. Very small numbers of course.

It Begins

It all has to start somewhere. So why not start with this image. It's a sample of a current project that I am working on for myself. When I am working on a new piece of art, I like to sometimes start with the computer to create my comps. Working in this manner allows me to change the color, content or composition of the concept quickly, and still be able to save all the versions I create to see which is the best. I find it to be the fastest way for me to get ideas out of my head and down on paper. I hope to not only show more of these types of works in process to get feedback, but also show other projects I have competed for myself and for clients.