stressed out paperboys

The following are a couple of the acrylic pieces I did for my Illustration 5 class. They're done in the same style as my BFA show is, except that there's more detail in these ones. I hardly touched brushes at all for my BFA pieces (they were done with palette knives, mostly). These pieces have a lot more brush work in them, especially the paperboy one.

I call this painting "stressed out." It was inspired by an article in our school's newspaper about managing stress. They listed at least eight million things you need to be doing to make sure you're managing your stress. That's not stressful at all...

This one is called "paperboy catches thieves." It was inspired by an article about a paperboy... who caught thieves. Can you guess how?

acrylics... a new obsession

After the fiasco that was oil painting I was delighted to find that I very much enjoy working with acrylics. Particularly heavy body, and especially with palette knives. I love the textured effect I get when I work only with straight paint (applied with palette knives) and washes. My teacher, Richard Hull, was very encouraging. So much so that my BFA show, which goes up in April, will feature this style of painting.

first attempt at acrylics (applauded for its "naïve" feel... oops?)

second attempt

another attempt... this time with a taser

a piece I did this semester (revisiting the technique after six months of neglect)

They look even more awesome in person. I have others that I'll probably put up once they've been scanned.