The Gearlds Grotto

If my ipod wasn’t broken…

gearldsgrotto — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:08:19 +0000

I’d bump this, aside from that… We’ve got some catching up to do, while I search for something cool here’s what I’ve been on.

Boy you should’ve known by now, Madlib does it.

1st meetings are always awkward.

gearldsgrotto — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:52:04 +0000

This is the gateway between organic and digital, I’m lightweight excited.

Sliding in real swift.

gearldsgrotto — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:33:17 +0000

Attack of the throwback!

Well, well, well

gearldsgrotto — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:57:26 +0000

Yesterday we had a contest:

The 1st person to comment the latest blog post would be featured in my next portrait (on uStream). Well, part of that came to pass. We got comments and a portrait got rocked, but it wasn’t on uStream, however there is footage somewhere.

But you’ll have to wait on that. I was really excited to have this model, because he had such an impact on my life. John Her and I met in the 3rd grade and even then he was a super artist, in fact his skill level was what I aspired to be one day…You know how you have that homie and it’s just in his blood? Well, that was John not me. LOL. Drawing effortlessly and giving the finished product to either myself or our friend Mike, John was a beast from day 1. So, here’s my small attempt to give back.

Next up: We’ve got a special surprise.

Charcoal on toned paper

If you missed it…

gearldsgrotto — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:26:23 +0000

Tonight I was on the Murals.TV uStream channel drawing it up(And apparently I left the stream going without knowing)

All in all fun times, check back with them often. Here’s what the result was my goofing around.

Charcoal on toned paper done live on Murals.tv

Keep drawing

gearldsgrotto — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:40:00 +0000

Here’s a (in progress) study from one of my new projects. This stuff is always fun and frustrating, being out of chai doesn’t help either, but somehow we seem to make a way.

Charcoal on toned paper

Because Travis Louie said so…

gearldsgrotto — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:56:57 +0000

You should follow me on twitter

On a different note

gearldsgrotto — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:23:47 +0000

Acrylic, Enamel, and Spray Paint on panel

Acrylic, Enamel, and Spray paint on panel

Taking a break from oils and charcoal I figured I would experiment with layers and texture. Although the process was extremely tedious I found it to be absolutely refreshing. These pieces forced me to think use techniques that I would normally never use. The thing that I valued most about working in an abstract fashion was, the more paint I applied the more inspiration I received.

Headshots

gearldsgrotto — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:34:38 +0000

Here’s an excerpt from my lofty charcoal induced project.

Charcoal on paper

Hot off the easel.

gearldsgrotto — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:01:24 +0000

I wanted to try my hand at something new, which would allow me to focus on the fundamentals. Still Life seemed to be the perfect opportunity to do that.

Oil on canvas.