Little Friend

I've been doing some work lately with oil pastels and decided to try an aircraft. It gives a bit of a looser feel to the work than gouache or acrylics. Depicted here is the P-51 of Lt. Warren E. Lewis, 3434rd fighter squadron, 55th fighter group.

Kurt Cobain in Oil Pastel

In my mind, Cobain was a true artist in the purest sense. He suffered for his art and was tormented by demons that surely deepened his ability to produce music in it's most profound form. Oil pastel on paper, 14.25" x 22"

Gilles Villeneuve Tribute

The 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve's death was commemorated yesterday by Ferrari. Gilles' son Jacques took the wheel of the 312 T4 driven by his father in 1979 and took it at top speed around the track in in Fiorano, Italy. This images shows Jacques at the wheel of his father's car, with his trademark blue/pink/yellow/black/red multi-colored helmet. I will render this digital comp in oil pastel eventually.

Music Poster in Photoshop

This is a conceptual image portrayal of Masaaki Suzuki, the Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor who is also the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan. Mr. Suzuki is one of the premier interpreters of Baroque music, with Bach being his principal subject choice.
http://www.bach.co.jp

John Lennon Completed Portrait

Just completed this today. Oil pastel on paper, 17" x 22".

John Lennon WIP

I began another portrait to add to a series of musicians that I'm working on, this time of John Lennon, who is one of the most influential figures in rock music. He was recently voted eighth in a BBC poll of the 100 greatest Britons, and is ranked as the fifth-greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Oil pastel on paper, 17" x 22".

609 Squadron Pencil complete

This piece is now complete. It's a pretty small pencil drawing at 10" x 6.5" so the distant bogeys are just indicated in a very subtle fashion so as not to appear too heavy. If I do this one up in colour and larger, the distant aircraft will have more form to them and would be a little more recognizable.