the first is of charles mingus that i painted for my dear. haha, i have a really bad hunch he's not a fan of it, and i'm tempted to just spraypaint all over it.
first painting ive ever felt negative towards.
though, the picture i used is only black and white. i added the colour to reflect how i view mingus.
i've always thought of him as a very sadistic and drug worn person, so i added blues around his eyes and on the left side of the bass. his music, though, is incredbly passionate and filled with unwavering energy. i showed this with the red on his hands and on the right side of the bass. to sort of show the two clashing sides that somehow seem to work.
the second i finshed quite recently. it's sort of an ode to my favourite graffiti artist banksy. i put some of my favourite pieces of his together, as well as his manifesto, and added the lichtenstein "BLAM!" moreso for effect. i feel like it isn't finished yet. i do want to add some tags in strategic places, but i'm an absolutey horrid at writing tags. i really love the idea of incorporating other artists with exceptional talents and getting them to write their tags on it.
but that would probably take a very long time to happen.
constructive criticism?