Ink on Paper • 5″x5″ • Private Collection
The pen is mightier than the sword. It is also a far more effective drawing tool.
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The pen is mightier than the sword. It is also a far more effective drawing tool.
A piece commissioned by Rolling Rock Beer. Their ad agency spotted my work on the Internet and invited me (along with 4 other American painters) to participate in their “hand painted original” promotion. The assignment was to paint the Rolling Rock bottle using our own, distinctly different, artistic interpretation. The paintings were then reproduced and 35,000 posters of each were distributed to consumers across the country.
Four fellas dressed to the nines.
My homage to everyone’s favorite starving artist.
“I never practice, I always play.”
My intention here was to create an image of a flower that was commanding, bold and impactful, maybe even a little intimidating.
I didn’t set out to create an iconic depiction of typical American commercialism, excess and sexuality, it just sort of turned out that way. |