Three New Paintings in the "Colors" Series

Here are three new paintings in the "Colors" series. Each one is 12" x 18" on watercolor paper, done in watercolor and ink (and colored pencil on the Deer Skull piece). Visit the link to see which ones are still available on Etsy :)

Two New Paintings. Starting the "Colors" Series

These paintings are new as of this week and are the second and third paintings in a series called "Colors". The first was "Retro Joe", which has already sold. These two paintings are now up for sale on Etsy :)

Butterfly Eyes

12" x 18"

Watercolor, Pencil, and Ink

on Watercolor Paper

"People are naturally organic just like Butterflies. We are all essentially the same at birth, but throughout our lives we develop our own personal tastes and characteristics, like butterfly wings."

Self Portrait 

12" x 18"

Watercolor, Pencil, and Ink

on Watercolor Paper

"It's imperative, every so often, to create something completely out of spontaneity. This piece had no plan except that it should be a portrait. Only through experimentation and quick thinking were the fundamentals of art considered and implemented."

Retro Joe

New Painting! Woo-Hoo!!

I'm calling it "Retro Joe" because I based this off of a photo of a man who's identity is still unknown to me.
The painting is watercolor and ink on paper, which measures 12 inches x 18 inches. I really like the look of the motorcycle racers from the early 1900s through the early 1950s. The clothes and gear were typically handmade, and not many racers were sponsored by high-dollar companies, most did the prep work themselves in barns or sheds with their friends. If a bike broke down on the side of the road during a race, then the rider would pull out his tool kit and try to fix the bike before the other racers could pass (it was okay if they did, because chances are they would break down at some point too).

It's because of men like the one in this picture, and the work of himself and others like him, that modern motorcycles are more powerful and efficient than they have ever been, and that we as riders have better protective and safety equipment than ever.

New Photos, Timonium, and A Big Red Circle

Trying to get back into making Art now that the school semester has come to an end. I went into the garage and decided to do some photo shooting. I took 30 or 40 photos with some ideas in mind, and got these 4 edited and posted here, on Facebook, and Deviantart.

Also, the Timonium Motorcycle Show is coming up again in February. I haven't had a lot of time because of school to keep up with fun stuff like the blog, or making art things, but the Show comes at a great time when I'm finishing up my Winter Break and should have a few new things as well as some older goodies :)

Be sure to check back for more fun stuff!

Sharpie Skateboard Finished!

Sharpie Skateboard is now finished and will be available in the Saint Motor Company store shortly.

7 ply maple deck, dipped in white, then graphics hand drawn with sharpie to the underside of the board. The words in the banner are Latin, and translate to "Let the Light Grow Strong".

Pretty Awesome...

A work in progress - 'Solitude' 2010/2011
I started work on this image back in 2010. It is 8ft across & 5ft high. In these photos I am only working in graphite. Later I will go in with ink and acrylic.

Project by Joe Fenton

Reposted from http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Bpq0Y/www.behance.net/gallery/Solitude-20102011-A-work-in-progress/954142

Faithful and Steadfast Longboard

The Faithful and Steadfast Longboard is now FOR SALE on my Etsy site. It's handmade, with the graphics drawn freehand in ink pen and colored pencil. The words in the banner read "Fidelis et Constans" which is Latin for "Faithful and Steadfast", thanks to Matt B. for letting me know, it's on the bottom of his Mom's family crest :-)

The bottom of the board, the graphic side (pictured below) has been clear coated using a Lacquer clear, then wet-sanded, buffed, and polished. The finish on the board is very smooth and has a fairly high gloss. The top side of the board (not pictured) was stained the same as the bottom, and sealed with a light clear coat over it.

There should be a few more of these coming soon, but the decks I currently have in stock all need a bit of prep work. If there are any interested buyers, please see the Etsy store for a more detailed description. Also, if there are any questions or if you would like to see additional photos, feel free to send me an email at zenangel13@gmail.com

Enjoy!

Some Random Projects...

Here's a few older projects of mine that range from the years 2004-2010. They're each a little different, some are pretty awesome and I love them, others are the kinds that I can't stand and was just glad to have them done but lots of other people liked them.

This is the "Big Hands Mural", it's about 7 feet tall by 4 1/2 feet wide. The trick was to tape a pencil to a stick that was three feet long, hold the end of the stick like the pencil, and as you move your hand the length of the stick makes your movements gargantuan and exaggerated. It was fun, but pretty tedious. I may try this again at some point but I'm not thinking about doing it anytime soon.

This is the "Dragon Skateboard". When I was younger, dragons and monsters were things that I would draw a lot. I was always into mythology and comic books as a kid, so doing odd animals and things along those lines I guess came as no surprise. I got into art classes in high school and started doing more traditional things but also liked doing abstract, pop art, expressive things, like skateboards and tattoo designs. The dragon was just an attempt to get back into that swing of drawing whatever I felt like and making art that didn't have to be this long, drawn out study of how something realistic looked. Not that I'm knocking traditional art, nor the importance of learning the fundamentals and doing studies as a way of progressing, I just like being able to goof around and have fun with it.

A vector of myself. One of the first things that I learned how to do with Adobe Illustrator. I was very excited to learn about the 'live paint' tool, which made this little piece quickly turn into four pieces with different color schemes for each face. I guess that aside from learning the program, this was more an attempt to study colors and their interactions with one another.

Playing with Photoshop can be fun. Just a picture of myself that I had used a few different filters on and also tried digitally drawing and painting over for different effects. A few people have told me that this is something that they really like, but it still is kinda on the fence with me. This is just a study and an experiment.

This one is something that I'm proud to say I made. There is a particular technique to freehand digital drawing and painting in Photoshop that I'm trying to get the chops for but haven't quite yet. After several attempts at this I tried to just draw whatever came to mind and then add things around it. I started with the eyes, then began adding the black and red in the background and played with different blending modes to see what would happen. I wasn't sure where to go from there and then left the project to sit for awhile. After watching "Kill Bill" and noticing the artwork on the cover of the dvd "The Number 23", I got the idea to do a tear away near the bottom and write a short monologue. It turned into kind of a dark, moody piece when I was done with it, but for one of my first tries with freehand painting in Photoshop, with no tracing or cut-n-paste images, I was thrilled :)

There's more of these things all over my DeviantArt profile (that's why some are watermarked). You can see other projects @ zenangel13.deviantart.com or if you're interested in buying something that's way more awesome than a Bieber poster from wal-mart, check out the Etsy store! www.ZenAngel13.Etsy.com

More Sexy Ural Photos!

I know, you just can't get enough of this motorcycle :)

Let's take a look at some more sexy sexy photos then, shall we?

Again, I like to play with color modes... hence the next two pictures are the same minus the snow look in the second one.

So apparently the carburetors that originally came on the Ural didn't work the exact right way. So Dad (or Jeff-fuh-fuh) used a second set of carbs... then someone told him to use a downdraft setup, and so he did. I believe that these are carburetors for a VW Beetle lol

"Forced Induction" Stacks with these cool little manifolds running into the head, and the sweet 180 degree bend slash-cut exhaust pipe :) Very nice!

When the ignition is on, the little green light shines in the middle of the top tree. It's the "GO" light. There's a nice high beam indicator light in the headlamp as well, pretty convenient.

Color modes... I like them, don't judge.

Just give the bike a hug, you know you want to! :)

More Ural Photos

More photos from taking the Ural out today. Note the lovely SMC van in the background.

Sometimes I like to play with different color modes and see what happens :)

Here's three of the same picture, I couldn't decide which I liked best so Pick Yer Poison...