Mmmmmm, Suppertime At Burger Mundo

For awhile now I have repeatedly sketched a quasi Last Supper concept/motif in several of my sketchbooks.

At one point, I was seriously considering hazing over a large swath of Mystaphorical Parfait so I could add another layer which included that idea.

After mulling around the concept of painting the idea for a bit, I've decided to make another large scale mural in a vein similar to Processionalization: Power Lunch With The Tasaday.  This one will be Suppertime At Burger Mundo.

All said and done, it is going to be a 14' wide mural comprised of four relief panels.  I have already constructed the panels, so it is now time to start building the restaurant.

The building is starting to take shape.

Building the flora texture (which will also serve as the beard texture for three four figures that will flank the composition.

This is a pretty big project, so I'm going to spread out the updates.  Stay tuned...

Elko Dialog Becomes Tattoo Detective

Here's a quicky for you - the transformation from the first layer of imagery (with the working title of Elko Dialog) to the second layer (which earned the piece the name Tattoo Detective).

A quick layer of colorful hazing and then a second layer of imagery.

A slightly cropped version of the finished piece.

Until next time.

The LAST Batch of Sketches From This Past Winter.

 Thank you for sticking with me on this parade of sketches.  Here is the last page.

Details.

Next time we'll look at some new stuff.

A Few More Sketches From This Past Winter: Part XIII

 Lucky number 13!

One more batch of sketches to go and then we can get to what I did this past Spring...

A Few More Sketches From This Past Winter: Part XII

 It was a long winter, and I have a few pages of drawings to show for it.

2 more installments left to go!

A Few More Sketches From This Past Winter: Part XI

 Another batch of drawings to peruse at your leisure. 

Only three more batches of drawings to go!  Until next time...

Shapely Shapes and Other Considerations: Part VI

 Let's take a break from drawings and look at some of the goings on in the studio.

I spent many days this winter wrapping cardboard shapes with hot glue and fabric so I could make pieces like the image you see below. In an earlier post I showed a whole stack of 'starts'/'components' just waiting to be incorporated into an idea that has yet to fully manifest.

Here's what the different pieces look like. I write a number on each one so I can remember how thick (how many plys of cardboard) to make each shape. It's not uncommon to have a delay of several days, or weeks, between when I decide to make these shapes and when I actually fabricate them.  If I had to rely on my memory, I'd be doomed.  Notes and sketches whenever possible.

This is another piece that has just been primed.  I have a lot of decisions ahead of me as far as how this dude is gonna turn out.

The same thing can be said about this canvas.  I'm just at an early playing around stage with what's going on.

Anyway, that's an early peek at some things in progress.