Digital parodies 3

More from my series of limited edition prints DIGITAL DREAMS. These images are collages created on the computer.


DER FUHRER AS ART CRITIC


POTATOES


MYSTERIOUS MONA


DRAWING AID


A RECENTLY FOUND MONDRIAN "ROCKEFELLER ROCK AND ROLL"


WINE, WOMEN ANG MAGRITTE

Digital parodies 2

Art school ads I'd like to see. I can't resist lampooning these old ads.


SHOES

I decided to paint my version of shoes.


MATISSE AND HARRY PAINT NUDES


DECHIRICO IN A METAPHYSICAL BACKGROUND


THE IRASIBLES (NEW YORK SCHOOL)


ART STYLES UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ONE ANOTHER

Digital parodies of the fine art world

When I first started experimenting with the computer I created a series of digital prints which are parodies of famous artists and the fine art world. These were done using the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 program. Below is a poster for an exhibition of these prints, it depicts myself among some beauties from some of Modigliani's paintings and is titled WAITING FOR AMEDEO. They have been exhibited as limited edition prints in various galleries and art centers. These studies are just more examples of what can be created with the amazing computer medium.




LEONARDO INVENTS THE CONCEPT OF THE STORYBOARD
These images are actually collages made up of various pieces of artist's paintings and drawings.


LEONARDO TAKES TIME OUT FROM HIS BIRD FLIGHT STUDIES TO DO A SKETCH OF ONE OF THE DEL GIOCONDO SISTERS


FRANCIS BACON'S STUDIO AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF HIS CLEANING WOMAN


HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAM POLLOCK 1.2
A photo of me at work with a shot of Jackson Pollack stripped in.

More color & design studies

A few more digital color and design studies to demonstrate the many variations possible. You are only limited by your own imagination.





Above is a more complex design using limited colors. The computer is the perfect medium for doing studies like these.





I added some type to this design to show that graphics like these can also have a commercial value. Some of these designs could easily be developed as limited edition fine art prints.



Studies like these could be used as sketches for larger paintings done using traditional mediums.

Digital color & design studies

When I first began experimenting with the computer I did a lot of color and design pieces like those shown below. This is a great way to familiarize yourself with the computer and the various programs. These were all created with the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 program.





Some parts of these images were picked up from previous paintings, so they could be considered collages.





When doing experiments like these (and you SHOULD do them !) don't be afraid to use wild colors, anything goes !

More digital figure studies

A few more of my abstract digital figure studies. I have created quite a few of these and it seems that I could go on forever. You can see the variety possible by studying these images. I am considering doing a series of acrylic paintings based on these studies.



This also is a great way to experiment with color on the computer.



I thought that the above color combinations were unusual and quite interesting.





I really enjoyed developing the designs and shapes in these studies.







These images have been exhibited as signed, limited edition prints.

Digital abstract figure studies

I love to experiment on the computer and here are some of my abstract figure studies. Working without any preliminary sketches I usually start out with a blank canvas. After adding a flat color background I begin to develop the basic shapes of the figure.



This particular piece was used on a poster for an exhibition of my limited edition prints of these figure studies.













The above examples are a fun way to experiment with digital art. It's also a great way to develop your computer skills. These studies were all created using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.

More digitally colored cartoons

More examples of cartoon line art that is colored digitally. The beauty of this technique is that an artist can do two or three versions of the same art and pick out the best one, a real advantage over traditional coloring methods. Simple flat colors, without any modeling or rendering seen to work best.











The above cartoon is from "Art Therapy", my book of cartoons about the fine art business.



This flat, simple method of adding color to line art would also work equally well on certain realistic drawings. Below is an ink brush drawing that I colored in a few minutes just to show you another example of this simple technique. The color art is quite crude and needs a bit of work, but it demonstrates just what can be accomplished with thus technique.