here's a much better photo than the first one i posted. thanks to dad and his spare tripod.

Finding Horror themes in the Bible

The problem with drawing from the Bible for inspiration (well, one problem) is that it's all been done before, over and over again, by artists much greater than myself or anyone else alive today, centuries ago. So the issue is to find a way to keep it interesting. I was tasked with coming up with a few pieces for an October show, so something scary/spooky/Halloween-ish was an order. I'm tackling a four horsemen of the Apocalypse theme, a subject much covered before but still titillating enough to draw interest, I hope. First up is War, and it's been fun so far; certainly a theme still relevant today, and a theme that can be played around with a bit. I'm not going to post any images of the pieces until after the show, of course; I don't want to spoil it for those who decide to come out and see the work in person.

Upcoming Events

I'll be hanging a few pieces at Shay's Pub this coming October. Shay's is in Monument Square in Portland, and not only has excellent food but the best mixed drinks in town. Definitely worth scoping out for dinner if you haven't before. It'll be myself and two other fabulously talented individuals sharing the space for the month, and because it's October, you just know it'll be some cool stuff. At least, I certainly hope so because it just came up and presents kind of a tight dealine, but I love me some deadline! Put it on your calenders....

http://www.shaysgrillpub.com/

Worse than His Bite

I just finished this guy. The photo I took does not really do it justice, it's not so very gray. Also, it's not tilted - that's just old shaky-hands here unable to keep steady & lacking a tripod.

But other than those particular issues, I think I like this one. It's the third or fourth draft, I had to try out some different backgrounds and stuff before I settled. The first few times had an African-savannah type background; much simpler but the dark forest is kind of a character of its own in the story, so I thought that deserved some attention. Who knows, though, I may try it again.