On the drawing board: depth in the mundane

Normally after a few in progress posting of what I'm working on I'll unveil the finished piece.  But because that piece was a commission and is meant to be a gift, I'm holding off until it's revealed to the birthday boy.

Meanwhile here is a portion of the next piece I'm working on.  As you all know I do love capturing the simplistic beauty of seemingly mundane moments.  I just love the idea of concocting a story and all the emotions that might be playing out in such a simple instance.

on the drawing board: romance with color and tone

In my previous post I mentioned that I came up with a more sweet and romantic layout for his commission based on the story he told me but later learned he wanted something a little more sensual.  So I reworked my drawing.  Though to retain some of the 'romantic' feel I'm going with a softer palette rather than strong colors and a vivid sunny day.  I'm hoping he'll like it.

on the drawing board: a commissioned boat

A client from Germany has commissioned me to do a piece for him. Above is my sketch for the piece and as with any commission I do, I have to find something about that excites and inspires me.  This one does.

When a client asks for a commission they tell me what they are looking for and I come up with a preliminary layout first that hopefully satisfies most of their request.  This client told me this sweet romantic story of the first time they got to be 'out' and alone together on a vacation to a lake.  He neglected to mention that he wanted the figures naked or that is was to be more sensual and a little less sweet.  Below was my first sketch for him. While it's a good concept, I'm very glad that it ended up being the sexier one above!

New Work: "Wood"

From vulnerable nuts it can grow to stand strong and tall, it can be polished to a slick finish and it certainly can heat us up. It's the simple elegant beauty of Wood.

The original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special day of release pricing through Midnight ET January 14, 2013.

on the drawing board: front to back

With most of the figure done, though I can decide to tweak or make changes at anytime, I've now started on the background.  Other than working from top left to bottom right to limit smudging, I used to always do the face and figure first because I didn't want to spend time on the background if I wasn't able to get the man looking right.  Not sure if it's just become a habit, because after rendering hundreds of figures successfully, you'd think I'd have the confidence to start with the background.  

on the drawing board: au naturel

I always like an outdoorsy guy, and when he's not bashful about going au naturel out in nature, all the better! Here is a cropped pic of my latest endeavor on my drawing board.

New Painting & Prints: "Crawl Into Bed"

It's something we do every day, we almost take it for granted, and we're usually looking forward to it. Because too often it follows one of those days where nothing seemed to go right, there was non-stop chaos, and it felt like the day was never going to end. But other times, it's because we know a special treat awaits when we Crawl into Bed. 

As you can tell from my latest work, Crawl into Bed, I continue to enjoy expressing a more erotic side to my artwork. 

The original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special day of release pricing through Midnight ET tomorrow.

on the drawing board: back to work

My last work was a full frontal so I've done a 180 and am doing a full backal? ..dorsal? ...rectal???  What ever it's called I'm looking forward to diving in.

New Painting: "Long Hard Day"

Stripping off the clothes, pouring a beer or cocktail, planting the ass in the favorite chair, or slipping into a hot bath... there are a multitude of indulgences we partake in to relieve the stress of a Long hard day. 

The Original, as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available at the special day of release pricing through Midnight ET tomorrow.

on the drawing board: a close erection

Here is a quick shot of what I'm working on, though I'm not showing the whole piece.  It's been a while since I've done a full frontal with an erection.  While I don't think it's required that one needs to show erections to be considered an erotic artist, people do tend to put me in that category and though I haven't featured them often I'm more than happy to celebrate that part of the masculine mystique.