HALLOWEEN!

Did a fun, little piece for the occasion… “Frank ‘N Stein”. 8″x10″ Mixed media.

PBR

Not every gig goes the way you might hope. That’s life. Recently, I was asked by PBR to take a stab at redesigning their 16 ounce can and I jumped at it. I figured this would be a marriage for the ages… Me… Dutch… and Beer! It was meant to be, right? Well, not in this case. Here’s a look at my design which did not get picked…

Robin Williams

The Joker doesn’t find the death of Robin Williams very funny. “Mourning Mork”.

ART SALE!

I put up an art sale today. A lot of good stuff has moved but there are still plenty of steals to be had…

 

H.R. Giger tribute piece

I, as many artists, were very shocked and saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of H.R. Giger. Saying he had a huge influence on me and my work is an understatement. I knew that I had to do a piece to honor him and his work so I put pencil to paper and started scribbling. I drew this piece in elements and pieced it together in photoshop. The title of the piece is “Honor. Respect. Giger” and it is 18″x18″. It have gotten great reviews on my Facebook(/N8vandyke) and Instagram (@69N8vandyke) and I will likely be making a limited edition print run of it in the near future. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

R.I.P.

HELLBOY Turns 20

I was asked to be part of a big gallery show in LA which opens today, May 2nd at Hero Complex Gallery. The theme of the show is Hellboy, who recently turned 20 years old. I figured this would be a good time to get a little grisly and play with some paint. Below I’ve attached my original sketch, the final version and the flier. I will not be in attendance for the show, though I wish I were as it is sure to be quite the party with Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola on hand.

 

7″x7″ skull studies

I was asked to be in a gallery show a little while back and the theme of the show is “Less Is More” with the idea that all of the pieces had to be 12″x12″ or smaller. I thought it’d be a fun excuse to do small skull studies in a variety of mediums. The end result makes for a great collection. The opening is tonight (sorry for the late notice) at 111 Minna in San Francisco and I will be in attendance to support my one dozen dead buddies.

 

INK

 

ACRYLIC

 

CHARCOAL

 

CHINA MARKER

 

COFFEE

 

EYELINER

 

LIPSTICK

 

MARKER

 

OIL

 

PENCIL

 

WATERCOLOR

 

WINE

 

Dr. Jane Goodall

Today marks Dr. Jane Goodall’s 80th birthday. It’d be rude of me not to acknowledge her and all the work she has done for chimps. I wish we could clone people like her.

Batman turns 75!

Batman’s 75th Birthday was yesterday and I wanted to do a quick sketch to honor the old bat. I haven’t posted on this blog as often as I’d like. Hopefully I’ll get together an art dump soon…

Valentine’s Day

This year I thought I’d do a drawing specifically to honor/dishonor the day so many of us begrudgingly participate in in one form or another. Here’s a piece titled “SELF-LOVE”. I drew the left half and then flipped it in Photoshop because this would have been a real bitch to draw twice.

Click to enlarge…