Art From The Backseat

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Have You Prayed Tonight, Desdemona?

My best friend has a thing for Othello. This is for her- even though it's not very good.

Othello, Act 5 Scene 2

#2 Pencil, Charcoal pencil, Sharpie, Ebony pencil and Prismacolor pencil.

It's Only A Paper Moon

#2 Pencil

Amazing song. A DS9 episode of the same title was it's inspiration, along with the scene from A Streetcar Named Desire.

Simplification of Image

Cut paper

Again with the 'Trek references...although this one came out pretty fly.

Untitled (3 Themes)

Sharpie, Prismacolor pencil

I really wonder how long my teacher can put up with my constant Star Trek references.

Variations on a Theme

Cut paper

This one was fun.
(I don't know if you can see the Watchmen reference on the last one.)

Untitled (Monogram Wheel)

Prismacolor pencil.
(Sorry you can see the carpet. The two letters are 'K' and 'B')

Kissing Ghosts

Done 2009 after a particular nasty break-up.

#2 pencil, Prismacolor pencils

(Accompanying Poem):

I guess she's your treasure now,
the thought whispers through my mind.
Emotion floods, hate and sorrow
In equal amounts.

I don't quite have the will
to confront it-
just more lines to say.
Hollow words on an empty stage.

The part I have to play
Is well known
And easy to slip into.
You don't realize I know.

Imagination and memory
Trickle, and then cascade into my mind.
What could. Should. Would have happened.
If only I had-?

The image fades with the understanding,
And I'm left,
alone,
Kissing ghosts in the rain.

Benjamin Linus: Shades of Gray

This sketch I did last summer as I watched insane amounts of Lost (which I still do). I love the character of Ben, hence, this.

#2 Pencil

And the original: (minus the lettering...which actually kinda works)

Concerning Flight

2009, Acrylic

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

3 Piece Panel (updated 2.22.10)

For a while I've wanted to do a 3-piece called "The Incident" (Yes, it was a real incident. No, I'm not going into more detail.) I did the first two sketches and started painting the first. Here they are-up when finished as well.

#1: "Trust"

#2: "Betrayal"

Painting of "Trust":

Pencil and Acrylic. Inscription reads:
"The nicest man I ever met/ was more malicious than malcontent"
from the song 'Capital M-E' by Taking Back Sunday

Painting of 'Betrayal'

Pencil and Acrylic. Inscription reads:
"So give me reason/ to prove me wrong/ to wash this memory clean/ let the floods cross/ the distance in your eyes/ across this new divide"
from 'New Divide' by Linkin Park (the video's pretty cool, by the way)