6th of 8 Theater J illustrations

In April, I was hired by Theater J to create 8 illustrations; one for each play in their 2012-2013, taking over for Waltz with Bashir art director and illustrator David Polonsky. Because of time issues, I was asked to create line drawings with some shading instead of paintings.

The sixth play of the season is Race by David Mamet:


"The latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross ruthlessly examines guilt, betrayal and racial posturing. Two male lawyers are called to defend a wealthy white client charged with the rape of a black woman, while their female associate betrays an agenda of her own."

Rough Sketch 1

the original art direction for this play was to do a tabloid

cover reminiscent of the Strauss-Kahn affair but was quickly shelved

Rough Sketch 2 and 3

 



Rough Sketch 4

 



Final Line Drawing

Final Illustration

(graphite and colored in Photoshop)

Group Show at Gallaudet University

As a direct result of showing at Artomatic, I was invited to show 5 pieces in the group exhibition: A Vision That Smells of Soap in the Washburn Arts Center, Linda K. Jordan Gallery at Gallaudet University.

The show, featuring 20 artists, opens tonight and runs though September 21st but the opening reception is on Thursday, August 30th from 5-8pm.  Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm.

Please find directions here.

Cava Mezze Mural 2

About a year ago I was contacted again by the owners of Cava Mezze and Cava Mezze Grill (locations in Clarendon, Bethesda Row,  Columbia Heights, Capitol Hill, Tysons, and Rockville) and was asked to do two murals for their new location in Clarendon, VA.  They wanted me to paint one of them using the characters from the Capitol Hill mural I did for them 2 years before (see it here) and the second mural would be of a couple at  a cafe.

After talking with them we decided that there wouldn't be enough time between the end of construction and the opening of the restaurant to paint the mural on location. So what to do? The owners decided to have me paint on canvas and they had them scanned, enlarged, printed on long adhesive strips and then hung up like wallpaper in the restaurant!

I finally had a chance to get over to see it in person and document them (sorry about the poor quality of the photos).  Turned out really well!

Rough Sketch 1

final Drawing 1

Rough Sketch 2

Final Drawing 2

5th of 8 Theater J illustrations

In April, I was hired by Theater J to create 8 illustrations; one for each play in their 2012-2013, taking over for Waltz with Bashir art director and illustrator David Polonsky. Because of time issues, I was asked to create line drawings with some shading instead of paintings.

The fifth play of the season is Boged: An Enemy of the People by Boaz Gaon and Nir Erez based on the play by Henrik Ibsen:

"A sudden chemical leak in an Israeli industrial park endangers the region’s water supply. The mayor is quick to cover up the scandal, but his brother fights to expose the truth. The family feud quickly turns into a political war with major environmental repercussions. Emerging from Israel’s social justice movement of the past year, this timely adaptation of Ibsen’s play is the brain child of the Israeli playwright and adapter of Ghassan Kanafani's Return to Haifa, produced by the Cameri Theatre so successfully at Theater J in 2011."

Rough Sketch

Tweaked Rough Sketch after art direction

Final Line Drawing

Final Illustration

(graphite and colored in Photoshop)

Paintings: 2 new Solitaire paintings

These are the lastest from my Solitaire series. To see the first batch go here.

Solitaire: Angel    sold

(16"x20" acrylic on gesso board)

Solitaire:  Routine

(16"x20" acrylic on gesso board)

4th of 8 Theater J illustrations

In April, I was hired by Theater J to create 8 illustrations; one for each play in their 2012-2013, taking over for Waltz with Bashir art director and illustrator David Polonsky. Because of time issues, I was asked to create line drawings with some shading instead of paintings.

The fourth play of the season is Apples from the Desert by Savyon Liebrecht:

"A poignant drama about love and reconciliation adapted by one of Israel's most beloved authors from her own short story, this hit Israeli play follows the young Sephardic Rivka, a religious teenager, who falls for Dooby, a secular kibbutznik, at a dance class in Jerusalem. She arranges to follow him back to his kibbutz in the Negev Desert, but not before Rivka's orthodox parents bar her from leaving, forcibly at first, only to chase after Rivka as she flees. A timeless and timely confrontation between tradition and modernity becomes a moving reckoning, as the sweetest of meals is offered and two generations learn to make peace. Winner of Israel’s Best Play Award, 2006."

 Rough Sketches

Final rough sketch

Final Line Drawing

Final Illustration

(graphite and colored in Photoshop)

Painting: Mama Told Me So

This painting, Mama Told Me So, is one of my more recent ones and was featured in my space at the recent month long exhibition, Artomatic.

 Rough Sketch

Final Line Drawing

Mama Told Me So     sold

acrylic on canvas, 16"x20"