Nick's Tattoo

Here's a tattoo I designed for my friend, roommate, and brother, Nick. It's about Psalm 107, specifically verses 10-16.

"Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron."

So there it is. I suppose this is sort of in process, as he does not exactly know when he will get it done. But he BETTER, or so help me...

Praise God for his steadfast love!

Samson

I get to take ANOTHER anatomy class this semester!! YEAH! Somehow, it has worked out that the first semester of my senior year contains NO illustration classes... go figure. Anyway, I've been trying to find other ways to fill in illustration hours. So, in addition to my joy at getting back to a little life drawing, I am happy because this class has two self guided assignments where we can incorporate this class into our major. I'm gonna do an illustration about Samson, because despite making a lot of bone-head decisions, he was a pretty BA guy. The illustration is a snapshot of him killing ONE THOUSAND Philistines with the jawbone of an ox. brutal.
I don't know how much process I'll get up on this, but I figured, "I've got the sketch scanned, I might as well."

Done for my Experiencing Anatomy Class with Amy Sands.

Lusty Worm

Since I finished my screen print final, I still get access to a screen and printing facilities for a week. So I took a sketch and made some extra prints.

Original Sketch

Silver ink test print.

Black ink test print.











The image was burned off of plain paper instead of transparency or xante, so it's kind of grainy (if that doesn't make sense, it just means I went cheaper and quicker). So the idea was to take a deadly sin and turn it into a monster (actually one of my ideas for senior project).
Thanks to Dylan Davis, who gave me the colorful paper. What a swell guy.

Slav Spirit

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This was a sort of tribute/ emblem for the Vikings of Scandinavia. It incorporates symbols from Norway (elk) and Sweden (Linnea Borealis).
This is the finished art from a sketch I drew a while ago.

"A Chasing After the Wind"

This piece illustrates my feelings about struggle for earthly status and possessions. The beggar dies like the king, it is all meaningless.

Self-guided illustration, in watercolor and pen and ink.

(For preceding stages see here)

Viking Motif

This was a sort of tribute/ emblem for the Vikings of Scandinavia. It incorporates symbols from Norway (elk) and Sweden (Linnea Borealis).

Tree by Water

This 9x11" graphite sketch was sold at the Bluewater Men's Camp auction for $50.
I'm a real artist now.

Drawing Co-op

These studies were made at an MCAD drawing co-op. I was trying to research and refine parts of human anatomy that previously gave me trouble when drawing.

"A Chasing After the Wind"

This piece illustrates my feelings about struggle for earthly status and possessions. The beggar dies like the king, it is all meaningless.

Self-guided illustration, in watercolor and micron pen.

::In Process - Not Finished::

(Finished illustration here)

-Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam